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Because it effectively solves the distribution problem in a way which includes non-technical people.

If you think your solution does that, meditate on what "non-technical" means.

Having the URL system also makes them so much better for sharing. Imagine being able to share a link that someone could click and it would open up your shared image inside of photoshop.

Android, iOS and UWP do that with deep links.

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