The problem with these for/against arguments is that they are not mutually exclusive approaches. One one end you have pure web apps, on the other you have pure

The problem with these for/against arguments is that they are not mutually exclusive approaches. One one end you have pure web apps, on the other you have pure desktop apps and in-between you have a whole spectrum of hybrid possibilities. As developers, part of our job is to understand the options, what the trade-offs are and how they relate to the particular problem we are trying to solve, and to be able to choose appropriately.