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if you have a web based SaaS, everyone gets the updates. if you have a "simple app", then you are dependent on all of the users being up to date which you just
by dylan604 1y ago
if you have a web based SaaS, everyone gets the updates. if you have a "simple app", then you are dependent on all of the users being up to date which you just cannot guarantee. also, what is a "simple app" that does not care about differences among various OSes found in the wild? how large of a team do you need for each of those OSes to support as wide of a user base as a web only app?
- esseph 1y agoCost of having a reliable product with some self-determination for the customer.
- dylan604 1y agothe customer can self-determine just fine using a web based SaaS no-code website builder. it's not like this is a different type of app. the thing is making a website that is more also hosted by the maker of the app. if you want to make a website to host on your own servers, then you are not the target audience of the web app. you're like the person complaining that the hammer isn't very useful for driving in the screw. you need a different tool/app if you want to make a site you host yourself