Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by hobofan on Sunday May 17, 2020 @04:09PM
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So you are telling me that I can easily exchange development time which I would have to pay for end-user resources, which I would not have to pay? Sounds like a great deal.
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Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by dialamac on Sunday May 17, 2020 @04:16PM
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In a fair society it should be taxed as an externality. There is a real environmental cost associated with software bloat.
Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by hobofan on Sunday May 17, 2020 @04:34PM
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Then I hope we would also tax the bad UX of the competing 20-year old Frankenstein applications, which lead to slower business processes (= more resources used as well).
Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by pkalinowski on Sunday May 17, 2020 @04:33PM
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People pay with electricity, uncomfortable temperature and fan noise, wasting time working on slow apps.
Apparently, they trade off still worth it, as many electron apps are popular despite these issues. Many times there is electron app or nothing.
Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by p_l on Sunday May 17, 2020 @06:24PM
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Your last sentence hits the nail - many users don't have a choice in selecting the application, and due to industry fads can't expect to have a better option.
I can make a great chat system that uses fast native client, but it won't change the fact that Corporation A paid for a slack license and won't switch to mine.