Some very large companies are investing heavily in making the web the go-to platform for app developers. Google being the most obvious. Web push notifications

Some very large companies are investing heavily in making the web the go-to platform for app developers. Google being the most obvious. Web push notifications are usually not an essential part of web app experiences and I agree they have done more harm than good so far. Some of these features enable types of apps that were just not possible on the web before. Things like 3D games where WebGL/WebGPU would be essential, text editors where they don't function without access to the file system, or a browser based video chat app that uses WebRTC. As these features become available in most browsers their adoption will increase and any browser that doesn't support them will not be able to access web apps or pages that depend on them.