[bogdan]

Then you have to deal with os compatibility. That's the main selling point of the Web, it works everywhere.

[christophilus]

And, I don't have to run a binary to try your product. The web has a lot of flaws, but it's a good way to deliver properly sandboxed applications with low hassle on the part of the user. I've built my fair share of native vs web apps, and I vastly prefer working on web apps. As a user, I vastly prefer web apps for most things. Not all things, but most. No, I don't want to install your crappy app on my computer and risk you doing something irresponsible. I'll keep you sandboxed in a browser tab that I can easily "uninstall" by closing.

[zppln]

I can't think of a single thing where I prefer a web app over a native alternative, unless it's for one-off use.

[bigstrat2003]

Well worth it. Even the very best web apps struggle to be as good as a decent native app, let alone mediocre web apps. The native operating system blows the web out of the water as an app platform.

[thwarted]

Except when it doesn't because of browser or platform differences/incompatibilities.

[ameliaquining]

The portability of the Web is imperfect, but it's not even in the same galaxy as the portability of native app platforms; there's just no comparison.