I chose desktop because: I live in the country (limited bandwidth) I control the source (nobody tells me I violate their 'who knows what') My information is se

I chose desktop because: I live in the country (limited bandwidth) I control the source (nobody tells me I violate their 'who knows what') My information is secure (my desktop app is hosted on non-internet accessible computers) I have yet to see browser based apps as powerful / native as true desktop apps. Downsides: You have to do more of your own grunt work. You have to do your own backups.