[borplk]

I think it depends on the topic a lot.

Desktop apps are good if you are actually making a use out of desktop capabilities.

They can also be good for low maintenance low churn apps if they don't need any servers. Because you can publish a working program and then forget about it until the next version (not babysit/monitor servers 24/7).

But if it's not making much use out of desktop, and needs servers to function then why bother with desktop anyway?

If something can easily be a web app I'd say it's the better choice. Quick safe easy access and you get to control it however you like (like pushing lots of updates every week).