Apps are moving back to the desktop!
With the recent explosion of AI, agents and automation technologies require better integration with our every-day lives. As a result we are seeing a movement back to traditional software on the desktop.
3/12/20262 min read
It is an underlying hypothesis of the team at Apptrix.ai that native software matters, and that more software will be moving back to the desktop. After the surge in mobile apps the browser became more capable and network bandwidth improved so more apps moved to the web - it became the default in many areas. It also had the benefit that you could code once and deploy to (most) browsers with a single code base.
However there are many draw-backs to this - latency, security, lack of off-line access to name just a few. And now another even stronger reason has come into the discussion - AI agents need more access to your life!
AI leads another transformation
And so we find ourselves in a place where the benefits of running native software (apps on the local device) are able to deliver significantly better outcomes than their web-based competitors. These new (or traditional?) applications are fast to load, easy to use and will work no matter the operating environment or network connectivity.
Not sure? Check out a recent conversation on The a16z Show where they cover the top 100 GenAI consumer apps, one of the points is that software is shifting back to the desktop to make this possible.
But isn't this difficult? (compared to web)
No, not at all - at least not when you have the right tools ;). It used to be challenging to create apps that would work on all the different operating systems and devices - but technology has moved on.
With Apptrix you can design and create native apps that will deliver to all different systems (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android to name a few). Tools like this are now capable of compiling software for desktops, mobile devices and even embedded devices and industrial equipment - if the computer has a screen then Apptrix.ai can get your app installed on the device.
Not only that, you maintain complete control over the features, security and roll-out - with automatic update and usage reporting all included.
To good to be true? Not at all - get in touch now to learn how it can enable a great future for your business.