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I’m curious what causes your hesitation to install a Mac app if you run macOS? I’m not suggesting you’re wrong, just wanting to understand.

worthless-trash 3y ago
Not OP: but this is what computing is coming to. Zero installs, all web apps, where users don't control their data. The average users computer ability has no doubt dropped over time as software is catering for the lowest common denominator. As this catering becomes more popular, this is the expectation people have, only original hardware vendors will be installing native apps. Sucks, but its the graveyard that we've built.
- smusamashah 3y ago
  Web app has usually the least friction, unless when it's not. For this particular app, it can be a very simple widget on the website homepage even. Shouldn't require any js framework etc and all data will be local in your browser. As a demo widget or full blown html/JS app, both can work.
- tigroferoce 3y ago
  This is not necessarily true. For instance someone coming from Linux might be uncomfortable installing non open source source from not trusted origin (I.e. not the distribution package manager). Also, installing anything anywhere is potentially a huge security risk, so I see why people use browsers as convenient sandboxes for trying out software.
  - worthless-trash 3y ago
    Yeah, maybe I should have said OS vendor.
Erratic6576 3y ago
Installing any adobe app, for example, takes control of your computer installing bloated software which remains in the background at all times. Google does similar things. Why do some apps install bloat in ~ or ~/Documents without letting me chose where ? If you want to sand box applications you need to use VM. Because some crap permeates the whole system. I’d like the OS to run a separare environment for each user or application with little to no access to my main installation.

worthless-trash 3y ago

Not OP: but this is what computing is coming to. Zero installs, all web apps, where users don't control their data. The average users computer ability has no doubt dropped over time as software is catering for the lowest common denominator. As this catering becomes more popular, this is the expectation people have, only original hardware vendors will be installing native apps. Sucks, but its the graveyard that we've built.

smusamashah 3y ago
Web app has usually the least friction, unless when it's not. For this particular app, it can be a very simple widget on the website homepage even. Shouldn't require any js framework etc and all data will be local in your browser. As a demo widget or full blown html/JS app, both can work.
tigroferoce 3y ago
This is not necessarily true. For instance someone coming from Linux might be uncomfortable installing non open source source from not trusted origin (I.e. not the distribution package manager). Also, installing anything anywhere is potentially a huge security risk, so I see why people use browsers as convenient sandboxes for trying out software.
- worthless-trash 3y ago
  Yeah, maybe I should have said OS vendor.

Erratic6576 3y ago

Installing any adobe app, for example, takes control of your computer installing bloated software which remains in the background at all times. Google does similar things. Why do some apps install bloat in ~ or ~/Documents without letting me chose where ? If you want to sand box applications you need to use VM. Because some crap permeates the whole system. I’d like the OS to run a separare environment for each user or application with little to no access to my main installation.