There are a lot of things to like about the web as an application platform. The security model is a big one for me. There aren't many other application platform

There are a lot of things to like about the web as an application platform. The security model is a big one for me. There aren't many other application platforms out there where you can just download random apps off the internet and run them with zero worries they'll screw up your system. Plus the web is an open standard, works on desktop and mobile, and has multiple competing independent open source implementations.