Yes, because it means all my users can install the same application and I only have to write it once for all platforms.
Not every platform/OS even has a (good) package manager. So I think this alone is what makes the web great.
Not every platform/OS even has a (good) package manager. So I think this alone is what makes the web great.
Furthermore, free isn't free when my privacy is sold and/or my eye balls are subjected to even more ads. This is progress? No fucking way.
I don't know what you are on about as there weren't any app stores controlled by Apple or MS. Anyone was able to release crap software on floppy disks or BBS, and they did.