Is the native desktop app in danger of extinction?A whole category of desktop apps, call it the "office productivity" category, appears to have been swallowed whole by the SaaS model (Software as a Service).Some apps are still rooted in the desktop space: graphics, animation and video. Yet even here, browser-based SaaS apps are making inroads. For example, Figma is hugely popular - prompting their Mac-only desktop rival Sketch to publish a blog post extolling the benefits of native apps [1][2].If there is a future for desktop apps, it looks increasingly to be based on Electron. A technology that is arguably not nimble, light or performant.Given the unstoppable juggernaut that is SaaS, is there still space for native desktop apps? If you're a business, is SaaS always more appealing?Are there any developers who still find the prospect of developing a native desktop app more appealing than the SaaS route?If you are developing a native desktop app, already support one, or simply prefer using native over cloud, how do you see the future of desktop apps?[1] Sketch: Why we’re proud to build a truly native Mac app  HN discussion of Sketch post: 