Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?

Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps? by ssimono on Sunday May 17, 2020 @03:52PM (#23214810)

Web applications have lots of essential parts on the server-side even if they do client-side rendering. And each paying user is logged in when using it, so the company can accept/deny requests depending on the user.

Proprietary desktop applications are usually downloaded after a payment, and then the full software is available locally. By hacking the security parts of it one can then have a totally free version and distribute it. That's why it is easier to pirate.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps? by Memosyne on Sunday May 17, 2020 @09:04PM (#23217103)

How does this address my point about being able to connect to a server from your desktop application? Just because historically companies have not deployed their product in such a fashion doesn't mean it isn't technically possible. How do you think social mobile applications work? Have you ever worked on an application that wasn't running in a browser?

> That's why it is easier to pirate.

There are no technical reasons why a desktop application is inherently easier to pirate. Only implementation details.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps? by jfkebwjsbx on Sunday May 17, 2020 @05:08PM (#23215506)

Not anymore!

Games and even productivity apps are known to be moving small pieces to their servers so that you cannot run the entire application on your own...

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