Re:Ask HN: Is commercial desktop software dead?
by borplk on Thursday January 04, 2018 @11:24PM
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I think it depends on the topic a lot.
Desktop apps are good if you are actually making a use out of desktop capabilities.
They can also be good for low maintenance low churn apps if they don't need any servers. Because you can publish a working program and then forget about it until the next version (not babysit/monitor servers 24/7).
But if it's not making much use out of desktop, and needs servers to function then why bother with desktop anyway?
If something can easily be a web app I'd say it's the better choice. Quick safe easy access and you get to control it however you like (like pushing lots of updates every week).
Desktop apps are good if you are actually making a use out of desktop capabilities.
They can also be good for low maintenance low churn apps if they don't need any servers. Because you can publish a working program and then forget about it until the next version (not babysit/monitor servers 24/7).
But if it's not making much use out of desktop, and needs servers to function then why bother with desktop anyway?
If something can easily be a web app I'd say it's the better choice. Quick safe easy access and you get to control it however you like (like pushing lots of updates every week).