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Most people prefer the desktop software for better UX.

treve 7y ago
Do you have data? Or is this anecdotal?
philshem 7y ago
I had installed the Zoom client on my PC as a local non-admin user, and then had to go to IT to get an admin to uninstall it. Zoom is not alone in doing this. (Or maybe it's a Windows "feature"?)
- judge2020 7y ago
  Your IT might have set up a group policy object that disables uninstalling software (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-accidental-uninstall-apps-start-menu-windows-10 https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-accidental-uninst...)
  - philshem 7y ago
    Yeah could be. I had a requested a Mac.
  - lonelappde 7y ago
    That's about removing a shortcut, not banning uninstalling user-installed apps, which would be ridiculous. If that's what stopped parent poster from uninstaling, that's PEBCAK.
ralusek 7y ago
I DESPISE having to install or even run desktop applications for anything that can be done in a browser.
- dheera 7y ago
  Agreed. Alibaba asks anyone who has meetings with them to install their proprietary meeting software which is only available on Mac/Win. No thanks. Most non-tech people just blindly drink the poison and install it.
- Fwirt 7y ago
  For simple tasks yes, but just because it can be done in a browser doesn't mean it should. Native applications can provide performance optimizations that you wouldn't get in a web app. Would you rather play a realistic flight sim natively or in your browser?
  - magduf 7y ago
    I'd rather play it in a browser, even if it's much worse. With the browser version, I can just open my browser and point to the URL and run it. Easy. With a native app, this usually means I'd have to go buy a new computer running Windows or MacOS just to run this one stupid application, because I don't have either of those OSes at home. Of course, I'm not going to do that, which means I just don't use the app at all.
    - lonelappde 7y ago
      support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-Zoom-on-Linux
- manigandham 7y ago
  Then you're not most people. The desktop apps are faster, more reliable and more convenient for the vast majority of business users who just want it to work.
  - dawnerd 7y ago
    Not when they’re just electron apps like what sadly most of these productivity apps end up being.
    - manigandham 7y ago
      Sure, but that's not what Zoom is.
- deleted 7y ago
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magduf 7y ago
I completely disagree, and I mean for all desktop software vs. web software. Web applications are generally better, because, as a Linux user, an in-browser application means I get to actually use the thing, instead of not using it at all.
- manigandham 7y ago
  "as a Linux user" Then you're not most people. This isn't that controversial.
  - magduf 7y ago
    I may not be most people, but for various reasons, it does seem than web apps are taking over and native apps are dying, so this is only good for me. Maybe there's more of us than you think.
    - manigandham 7y ago
      Sure, but this was only in context for Zoom, not all software. And Zoom does have a Linux version in case you're not aware: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-Zoom-on-Linux https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installi...

Do you have data? Or is this anecdotal?

I had installed the Zoom client on my PC as a local non-admin user, and then had to go to IT to get an admin to uninstall it. Zoom is not alone in doing this. (Or maybe it's a Windows "feature"?)

judge2020 7y ago
Your IT might have set up a group policy object that disables uninstalling software (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-accidental-uninstall-apps-start-menu-windows-10 https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-accidental-uninst...)
- philshem 7y ago
  Yeah could be. I had a requested a Mac.
- lonelappde 7y ago
  That's about removing a shortcut, not banning uninstalling user-installed apps, which would be ridiculous. If that's what stopped parent poster from uninstaling, that's PEBCAK.

ralusek 7y ago

I DESPISE having to install or even run desktop applications for anything that can be done in a browser.

dheera 7y ago
Agreed. Alibaba asks anyone who has meetings with them to install their proprietary meeting software which is only available on Mac/Win. No thanks. Most non-tech people just blindly drink the poison and install it.
Fwirt 7y ago
For simple tasks yes, but just because it can be done in a browser doesn't mean it should. Native applications can provide performance optimizations that you wouldn't get in a web app. Would you rather play a realistic flight sim natively or in your browser?
- magduf 7y ago
  I'd rather play it in a browser, even if it's much worse. With the browser version, I can just open my browser and point to the URL and run it. Easy. With a native app, this usually means I'd have to go buy a new computer running Windows or MacOS just to run this one stupid application, because I don't have either of those OSes at home. Of course, I'm not going to do that, which means I just don't use the app at all.
  - lonelappde 7y ago
    support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-Zoom-on-Linux
manigandham 7y ago
Then you're not most people. The desktop apps are faster, more reliable and more convenient for the vast majority of business users who just want it to work.
- dawnerd 7y ago
  Not when they’re just electron apps like what sadly most of these productivity apps end up being.
  - manigandham 7y ago
    Sure, but that's not what Zoom is.
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magduf 7y ago

I completely disagree, and I mean for all desktop software vs. web software. Web applications are generally better, because, as a Linux user, an in-browser application means I get to actually use the thing, instead of not using it at all.

manigandham 7y ago
"as a Linux user" Then you're not most people. This isn't that controversial.
- magduf 7y ago
  I may not be most people, but for various reasons, it does seem than web apps are taking over and native apps are dying, so this is only good for me. Maybe there's more of us than you think.
  - manigandham 7y ago
    Sure, but this was only in context for Zoom, not all software. And Zoom does have a Linux version in case you're not aware: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-Zoom-on-Linux https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installi...