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One important which is not included: web apps are resource hogs

Electron and React apps, perhaps.

It's completely feasible to build a webapp that is lightweight. I have done it several times.

Or just shitty developers that never give things a second - just sayin

put the same optimization effort into a native app

Why?

to avoid comparing apples with oranges

Webviews are not much better since Window 98 Active Desktop, yet here we are.