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What actually are those apps that truly require a browser? What's the benefit of binding a program to a web browser? There has to be one, otherwise it wouldn't

• sukuriant 15y ago
  Just a list of things I came up with thinking for a few moments. These are all my thoughts and I don't have much to back up these positions, except for life experiences (and I'm pretty young): * Small download, * Controllable data, * Instant, transparent upgrade, * easier to get good/better demographics on usage, * can more easily charge for usage, * easier to get money via advertisements, * works on Windows/Linux/Mac, because it's browser dependent, * fewer steps to usability: - goto website, signup vs - goto website, install this program, go to program, start program. It's confusing and scary for a non-power-user. * People feel safer going to a website than installing this rogue application on their computer (though not so with a handheld device, it would seem). [another I thought of while reading what I wrote after fixing some display-errors] * A/B testing easier to evaluate