People keep mentioning the fingerprinting thing, but why is the web special in that aspect? A desktop app has access to a lot more than what the browser exposes

People keep mentioning the fingerprinting thing, but why is the web special in that aspect? A desktop app has access to a lot more than what the browser exposes. At least with the browser, if they try to access a file, they can’t. Desktop apps on Windows have pretty much free reign on the file system (see ransomware). Sure, drive by ad tracking is easier with the web, but fingerprinting through desktop apps does exist. Basically, why should I be forced to download a program that gets more access than a web app gets? Just so privacy advocates feel better about averting another privacy leak that can be prevented by browser permissions (like the webcam is)? And as a developer, why should I be forced to learn Qt/GTK so I can do something like USB? And if I use Electron, I’m skewered by other developers for writing a bloated mess because I had no choice.