At 07:55 2017-05-30, Alan Bourke <alanpbourke(a)fastmail.fm> wrote:
>On Tue, 30 May 2017, at 12:05 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 3:07 AM, Alan Bourke <alanpbourke(a)fastmail.fm>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > In 2017, how many users are looking for desktop apps?
> > >
> > > Still plenty.
> > >
> > >
> > Seriously?
> >
> >
>
>Seriously. Anything that needs any sort of meaningful interaction with a
>local file system or devices, or a rich UI for example.
1) Snappiness, too.
2) The UI limitations of browsers are a bother. Oh, yes, there
are some solutions, but unfortunately, there is no standard. And
many of the richer features require security compromises.
3) When something fails, is it due to a bug? A wrong browser
version? Security blocking? It is much simpler when only one thing can fail.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko