The web works for many classes of application, but it definitely does not work at all if you need raw CPU performance. And it never will with the likes of dynamic languages like Javascript. You're never going to see Dolphin, the Wii emulator, running decently inside of a web browser on top of JS, just because there's WebGL. It would also be idiotic as all hell for someone to run John the Ripper in Firefox.
The web is also the antithesis of platform consistency. Every last web page and web app is increasingly more and more about demonstrating artistic style.
Plus I really don't like being at the mercy of web apps. Google has shown me that they'll yank them away whenever they want, or just radically redesign it overnight and force me to use the new version, even if it loses functionality I needed.
The web is also the antithesis of platform consistency. Every last web page and web app is increasingly more and more about demonstrating artistic style.
Plus I really don't like being at the mercy of web apps. Google has shown me that they'll yank them away whenever they want, or just radically redesign it overnight and force me to use the new version, even if it loses functionality I needed.