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		OedipusRex on Oct 27, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Where do you see web and desktop apps in 5... I see web apps taking an even large slice of previously desktop apps. I believe Operating Systems will no longer matter as much (this is happening now) as they did in previous years. I would really like to see something other than JavaScript (etc) on the web. Other than that I see the mobile app market exploding. More people will (if not already) be on mobile platforms than the standard computer. If there was a seamless way to merge mobile and web apps the possibilities are endless.

rimantas on Oct 27, 2014 [–]

I am curious, which slice of previously desktop apps is already taken by web apps?

OedipusRex on Oct 27, 2014 | [–]

Of course not completely taken but to name a few: email, word processor, calendar, music player, chat clients, and many more.

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