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Honestly you’re damned no matter which move you make unless you have the dedicated teams to build out for every platform.

If you build for native Mac, windows and Linux users will be disappointed they can’t use it.

If you build it using electron (or similar) so that you can support all these platforms, lots will complain that it is bloated.

If you built it as a desktop app then those who want it on mobile will complain.

I do think web apps, especially with the power of PWAs, are the best starting point for most projects unless you know it obviously won’t be a fit. It isn’t going to make everyone happy, but at least it does give you the widest coverage of where people can use it.




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