1) Performance. Which begs the question, "Does performance matter?" I think it does for Id, Blizzard, EA, etc., and not many others.
2) The need to access hardware, especially external devices.
3) A more straightforward business model, viz, "Buy my software for 20 dollars."
4) Avoiding the intrinsic hackery of the "Web Application". This problem is going away.
5) Security concerns on the part of the customer. Oddly, people are more worried about trojans stealing data than they are about trusting their data to XYZ corporation's web servers.
2) The need to access hardware, especially external devices.
3) A more straightforward business model, viz, "Buy my software for 20 dollars."
4) Avoiding the intrinsic hackery of the "Web Application". This problem is going away.
5) Security concerns on the part of the customer. Oddly, people are more worried about trojans stealing data than they are about trusting their data to XYZ corporation's web servers.