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Where did native Windows apps go?

Native Windows apps used to be fast, efficient, and everywhere. Now, it's all just a website in a Chromium wrapper.
Windows Latest

RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components

Windows 11 apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Teams now use 1 to 4GB of RAM because they are web apps and the rising RAM prices ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft wants to make “complex web apps” faster, as Windows 11 embraces WebView2

We're going to see more web-based UI in Windows 11, but Microsoft says it'll make complex web apps faster, especially apps like Outlook.

WhatsApp ditches native apps — users stuck with clunky web shell, get mad

The main drawback of the new WhatsApp is that it's a wrapped web app, which means it uses more RAM than a native application.
Research Snipers

These Windows apps are real memory hogs

If Windows performance suffers despite modern hardware, you should check the task manager. Popular chat tools are now real ...
DMR News

Meta Shuts Down Facebook Messenger Desktop App, Redirects Users to the Web

Meta has discontinued Facebook Messenger’s native desktop app for Mac and Windows, ending access to the standalone ...
The Verge

Microsoft is opening its on-device AI models up to web apps in Edge

A new set of APIs gives web apps the ability to offer prompt boxes and writing tools that use local AI models through the Edge browser. A new set of APIs gives web apps the ability to offer prompt ...