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And that alternative is what? you run no software on your computer? Native apps have way more access to your system then a webpage so I'm glad there are 100s or

And that alternative is what? you run no software on your computer? Native apps have way more access to your system then a webpage so I'm glad there are 100s or 1000s of web apps I can run rather then being forced to install native apps to get the same functionality.

smnthermes 6y ago
Not all web apps/websites need the same functionality. And not everyone wants shitty webapps [0][1], so desktop apps should not die. [0]: https://drewdevault.com/2016/11/24/Electron-considered-harmful.html https://drewdevault.com/2016/11/24/Electron-considered-harmf... [1]:https://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/ https://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/
blub 6y ago
AppStore / platform package manager. Web apps are anyway nonsense both from a privacy (zero privacy) and security PoV (single high-value target, foreign jurisdiction, crappy browsers, byzantine tools, hopelessly overcomplicated architectures etc).