At 07:55 2017-05-30, Alan Bourke <alanpbourke@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@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

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