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As a linux user electron has been a blessing. Before it, not many apps did support linux for obvious reasons but now most do.

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Tbh, the election app is hardly better than using it in the browser. The browser version is better in some ways. It works on electron and now supports media keys.

I prefer Electron so that i can use it like a normal app.

If those fancy web page bookmark app things (i forget what they were called) had better support maybe they would work just as well, but generally i've had a better experience with Electron behaving like an App.

It costs me RAM, sure, but it exists. For Browser, if you prefer it.. use it, it's already there.

As the parent comment pointed out, if not for Electron i'd be missing probably 25% of my necessary apps. Net win for me, and browser options still exist for non-Electron folks.. seems a win to me.

I'll be interested to see Tauri (and similar tech) replace Electron, though.

I love PWAs on linux as well tho. I would rather install the PWA than use electron but if there is no choice, there is no choice :)

I use Tidal as a PWA for example and it works great.

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