1. A method for dynamically localizing content of a platform independent graphical user interface widget executed on a widget runtime model of a computing platform on a user device, comprising: configuring the platform independent graphical user interface widget that provides location-responsive content in a platform independent presentation runtime model by defaulting to a static geographic location customized by a user of the user device; receiving a configuration setting to configure the platform independent graphical user interface widget for a localized mode; retrieving a geographic location for the user device; providing the retrieved geographic location to the widget runtime model for the platform independent graphical user interface widget to select appropriate location-responsive content; and switching the widget runtime model for the platform independent graphical user interface widget back to the static geographic location by flushing the retrieved geographic location from a cache of the user device.