> ... an argument could be made that inherently a centralized app, who is trusted, available and resilient, will always be superior. Any thoughts? Not necessar

> ... an argument could be made that inherently a centralized app, who is trusted, available and resilient, will always be superior. Any thoughts? Not necessarily. They will still need an open protocol, good documentation, etc. And even then, it may not be suitable for what you are doing (and yet, they try to use it anyways). Furthermore, it won't necessarily always be available; you cannot predict some things that will go wrong with it. And, you cannot really trust them for sure either, necessarily.