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by QwertyPi 950 days ago
> True write once run anywhere cross platform support, and one click zero install distribution with no gatekeepers.

We had (have) that, and the apps were miserable to use for the same reasons enumerated above. The place where it has come closest to succeeding? Video games.

Unfortunately, platforms are too diverse to target as a generic platform without making major sacrifices as to either consistency or usability.