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Re:Ask HN: Is commercial desktop software dead? by twobyfour on Friday January 05, 2018 @10:17AM (#16079063)
If you know what you're doing, the UI/UX of a native desktop application can be light-years better than that of a web application. For almost any purpose.

SaaS, by contrast, is typically easier to monetize, distribute, and update; it can also be easier to build, depending on functionality and UI complexity.

Re:Ask HN: Is commercial desktop software dead? by newintown on Friday January 05, 2018 @11:34AM (#16079608)
I might be wrong, but SaaS is a business model, not a technology or SaaS is not just web-based apps.
Re:Ask HN: Is commercial desktop software dead? by twobyfour on Friday January 05, 2018 @12:02PM (#16079786)
You're right; I should have said "web-based SaaS"