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A comment on Ask HN: Are desktop apps dead?.

Re:Ask HN: Are desktop apps dead? by jimmmylost on Sunday January 13, 2013 @02:09PM (#5051501)
We prefer SaaS because of: 1. Data Safety (and sometimes for high risk information companies prefer a desktop app for privacy) 2. Multi-Platform 3. Access from everywhere 4. A better UX (in most cases) 5. Maintenance,Maintenance and Maintenance (a bug in your desktop app is terrible, but SaaS? you can solve in for all customers in a second) 6. Prevent hack and cracks! (That's really a huge money-loss)

Really these are very serious problems. But there are some cases you should use desktop apps.

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Re:Ask HN: Are desktop apps dead? by robodale on Friday January 25, 2013 @08:55AM (#5115365)
Having created and sold several Windows desktop apps over the last 10 years...the worst thing about them is getting updates out to users. I regularly get bug reports sent from my apps, mostly from eastern European countries, that are several YEARS worth of updates behind. I assume they are cracked versions, so I usually pay no attention.
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