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It's Just Like Using Them On A Browser

It's Just Like Using Them On A Browser
Microsoft's grand app store strategy: wrap websites in a trenchcoat and call them native apps. The shocked cat perfectly represents devs discovering that Microsoft Store "apps" are just Chrome windows in disguise. Electron apps without the dignity of being upfront about it! The ultimate "we have native apps at home" moment. Next-level efficiency or peak laziness? The line between progressive web app and glorified bookmark continues to blur...

Everything Is GUI For HTTPS

Everything Is GUI For HTTPS
When someone drops the bombshell that your precious native apps are essentially just fancy wrappers for web content, your entire developer identity crumbles. The existential crisis hits hard enough to require a bottle of whiskey and some serious soul-searching. It's that moment of horrific clarity when you realize you've spent years arguing about native vs web while Electron apps quietly took over the world. And deep down you know... it's all just HTTP requests with prettier buttons.

But Performance

But Performance
The smugness is palpable! Flynn Rider here represents the web dev who's convinced native apps are dinosaurs heading for extinction. Meanwhile, native devs are quietly enjoying their superior performance, offline capabilities, and battery efficiency while the web stack changes completely every six months. Sure, web tech is "everywhere" - just like that restaurant with 2-star reviews. It's there, but do you really want it? The irony is that this meme was probably viewed on a native app because the web version crashed.