Ah, but you don't waste time, that's the whole point of the idea. You just repackage your existing web app and distribute it as a "native" app, no effort requir

Ah, but you don't waste time, that's the whole point of the idea. You just repackage your existing web app and distribute it as a "native" app, no effort required. You also have a cross-platform application with no extra work (the auld "Write once, run anywhere" slogan), and can use web developers instead of people who know QT/Java/what have you. Then the user can run your chat/music/text editor in the background, have it appear in the taskbar, and start boot, at the cost of requiring a few gigabytes of RAM and 25% CPU utilization while idling. Personally I'd rather have Progressive Web Apps but for some reason, those are still in an awkward stage.