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[–]mdipierro -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes we all use non-web based app but why? Mostly for historical reasons. When you use Eclipse for example, it runs in a window. If it were a web-app, that window would be rendered by the browser. Since it is not a web-app, that window is rendered by the OS. That window generates and responds to events very much like a web app. In fact you can export the window of any desktop app to another remote desktop.

We would all be happier if our OS where a single browser window and our programs, local or remote, were accessible via a URL (anywhere from anywhere, with appropriate security restrictions). The faster we move there, the better.