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As someone with a fair amount of Tcl and Tk experience, I think the web is the way to go. It's simply faster and cheaper to develop and deploy with. Fix a bug? All you have to do is upload a new version to the server.

Here's patio11 on desktop vs web: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2009/09/05/desktop-aps-versus-web-a...

That said, Tcl and Tk are a fun, fast way to hack up little applications if you need something local.

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Or you could do something like the Notch, the developer of Minecraft did. The MineCraft desktop app checks with the server to update itself every time it loads. This is very common for multiplayer games. Giving your desktop app the ability to store data on the server is also a great idea.

I really like the idea of desktop/web hybrid apps like Dropbox. You can get the best of both platforms.

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