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by reaperducer 1761 days ago
The go-to excuses for this are "easier," "cheaper," and "good enough for the users."

Also known as "laziness," "greed," and "lack of pride in one's work."

I'm OK with some rando startup using something like Electron in their formative years. But companies like Microsoft have no excuse other than some middle manager's desire to buy a new boat.
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EvilEy3 1761 days ago
> other than some middle manager's desire to buy a new boat.

Good enough for me to consider tech. Means you can have acceptable result without spending more money.

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wayneftw 1761 days ago
Microsoft understands the value of being able to develop once and run everywhere. That's why both Java and the web almost upended their business.

It's not just a monetary/time/effort value to Microsoft or other developers either. It has value to me a user. I prefer applications that I can take with me anywhere I go and they'll be exactly the same on every type of desktop that I use them on.

The list of native desktop applications which can actually do this well for me is pretty short.

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