Comment by pastaheld

> My guess as to why most apps are now a web UI on top of a DB is because it’s easy to “install”.

That plus web dev is trendy and everybody is learning it. I wouldn't know how to code a proper desktop app right now, I've not done it in years. I don't want to criticize that or the centralization aspect – there will still be ways to put these centralized things on a PC for example.