[vemy]

A Chrome Extension is not a Desktop application.

[Longhanks]

This annoys me so much. Since when are websites tied to a specific browser "desktop apps"?

[qznc]

Since most people cannot distinguish them from native apps. It has its own icon/menu entry. It opens its own window. Quacks like a duck.

[unhammer]

I missed minimise-to-taskbar; made a temporary workaround: [link redacted]

[SmellyGeekBoy]

Chrome is just the framework. Would an application written in Qt or .NET count as a "desktop application" by your definition? Chrome seems like a pretty sensible choice for a team with limited resources considering its portability and large existing install base.

[cm3]

Qt or .Net will integrate with your desktop properly.