The big advantage of web applications is that they don't have an installer, and they don't need to deal with pushing updates. Many comments here explain the ad

The big advantage of web applications is that they don't have an installer, and they don't need to deal with pushing updates. Many comments here explain the advantages of full desktop applications. (And there are many.) The thing to always keep in mind is, does your application justify an installer? There's so many tiny utilities that run in a browser that I can find with Google. These are utilities that I probably use once a year and don't care to install. But if I use the application heavily, I want a desktop application even if it's just an application specific browser.