... Every day, the PH feed is packed with shiny new SaaS tools most of them browser-based, many of them AI-infused. It s exciting, no doubt. But compared to a time not so long ago, something seems missing: local desktop apps. They re rare now, and it makes me wonder are native apps still worth building, or have they quietly slipped into the realm of nostalgia? After all, web apps offer clear benefits for both users and makers ... ... kind of speed and reliability still matters to me. Comment from Alex Cloudstar(@alexcloudstar): Great question. As a user, I still install native apps, but only when they clearly offer a better experience than a browser can. Tools like VS