Why Desktop Apps?
There are many benefits of using Desktop Apps over web apps, or fake desktop apps
that are just as Web App in a window. The main benefits involving performance.
Web Apps, and "Web App in a window" apps (Teams is a good example) are known to
be extremely resource intensive, particularly on memory. When you use a Native
Windows, Mac or Linux app (or even an application built with a Cross Platform
Framework) you get full access to the device without the need to use up as much
memory. This will allow your device to run cooler and faster.
Desktop Apps can still be used with Cloud based services and back ends. You don't
have to use a Web App to make the most of the cloud. Plus they tend to be easier
to use instead of having a custom interface.