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Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS (www.theverge.com)
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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always mourn the loss of native apps. There are always so many downsides. And they harm platform consistency, etc.

Don’t get me started on Discord not supporting the native spell check. The built in spell check is terrible.

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And they harm platform consistency, etc.

Unfortunately, a lot of major apps aren't consistent any more. Each app uses its own design language and its own UI widgets, rather than using proper native ones. Often they're no better than web apps. I hate it and would rather just use a web app instead.