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Because an icon will invite user to use the app. Most of those apps are exactly what you described. Packaged apps are needed because web apps can't access OS l

by msoad 14y ago

Because an icon will invite user to use the app. Most of those apps are exactly what you described. Packaged apps are needed because web apps can't access OS level information.

kinlan 14y ago
The biggest reason we have these apps is not really OS Level information, it is offline. We want developers to build and deliver great offline first experiences, and on the Web we just don't have that (even with AppCache).