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by taeric 1311 days ago
Sorta? You can claim it is the fault of Apple, but as it is literally the problem that RN is trying to solve, it is very much their problem.
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Who solves this problem any better in the cross-platform GUI space?

Well, maybe Qt, but even if it does, C++ is much less forgiving than TS.

Doesn't change that it is the problem that they are trying to solve, though? Does it?
Flutter
Electron. Everybody knows about the performance issues, but there's a reason why people still use it
Stop shipping a browser with your website.
I'm not sure Electron proper is a viable path for mobile development.

Offline-capable web apps are, or course, a viable alternative, as long as you can afford ignoring iOS.