It's just another marketing/sales numbers-based decision. If I had an app that targeted MS Office apps, for instance, I wouldn't have a bit of a problem writing it on the client.
I'd take it a step further. If I had an app that took a minute to load the first time over the web, I'd seriously consider just targeting the client and getting more bang for the buck.
The reason some folks stay on the web is that people don't want to wait to use anything. If you can show them a working app they can play with in under 5 seconds, your click-through and sales go up. You can't do that with client apps.
Nothing special about web or client, it's all just a numbers decision (or at least, it should be)
It's just another marketing/sales numbers-based decision. If I had an app that targeted MS Office apps, for instance, I wouldn't have a bit of a problem writing it on the client.
I'd take it a step further. If I had an app that took a minute to load the first time over the web, I'd seriously consider just targeting the client and getting more bang for the buck.
The reason some folks stay on the web is that people don't want to wait to use anything. If you can show them a working app they can play with in under 5 seconds, your click-through and sales go up. You can't do that with client apps.
Nothing special about web or client, it's all just a numbers decision (or at least, it should be)