I understand the sentiment, but some of your points are simply not true. Ctrl+C works fine last time I tested GDocs (inc sheets). It also have offline support, and supports right clicking? Input lag is very dependant on the actual application and how it's made AFAIK, albeit it might be more difficult to do it right using web tech. That leaves two arguments (basically privacy arguments). That is not it related to web tech. For example, Adobe CC more or less requires the same login and authentication requirements as other web applications. Some web applications does not require login (pixlr for example). Many desktop applications phone home as well and gather even more information about you and your computer.
Web tech is not the problem in itself - it's how it's used and deployed that can be a problem (like the ads/data "freemium" business model some use BFF which a _few_ users dislike).
I thought we were better than arguing with false arguments and pointing fingers at the wrong problem - well, I guess "hoped" (in a naive sense) is actually more accurate...
Well, it didn't work when I wrote my comment, sorry that it
seems to be inconsistent on my setup. Regardless it is still
very questionable of Google to make the "insert" menu item do
absolutely nothing but show a popup dialogue telling you to use
Ctrl-V. It is annoying and comes across as a bit condescending,
like some engineer at Google wanted to teach the noobs how it's
done properly.
> It also have offline support, and supports right clicking?
I was talking about web apps in general, not just Google. Many
web apps don't have any context menu or shortcuts, you have to
move the mouse back and forth all the time for the simplest
steps.
And what's even worse is that many JS-loaded websites mess with
the UI so much that you can't open links in new tabs anymore. I
don't even want to know how that can be done unintentionally.
> Adobe CC more or less requires the same login and authentication requirements as other web applications.
You are right there, maybe I conflated the web app trend with
the rising amount of user-unfriendly software design.
Web tech is not the problem in itself - it's how it's used and deployed that can be a problem (like the ads/data "freemium" business model some use BFF which a _few_ users dislike).
I thought we were better than arguing with false arguments and pointing fingers at the wrong problem - well, I guess "hoped" (in a naive sense) is actually more accurate...