[FONT=&]The way I see it, apps are shallow, limited and purpose built. If you want Weather, click the weather app and you can instantly tell if it’s raining in your area, or if it’s hot or freezing cold or whatever. If you want to check you mail, open the mail app. But sometimes, most of the time, I need greater complexity and its accompanying power and usefulness.[/FONT] [FONT=&]It’s sort of like Calculator vs. Excel. A calculator does sums, square roots and so forth: enter the data; get an answer. But if I want to do in-depth financial analysis or some sort of “what if” scenario, I need Excel. Same for Word vs a note taking app. You just can’t compose a complicated business letter or very personal letter to your mom on a note app.[/FONT] [FONT=&]If your world is keyed to quick answers for uncomplicated situations, then a quick answer from an app may be fine for you. But my world is just not that simplistic. One of the main reasons I use a computer, as opposed to a smart phone, is because my world requires raw computing power and not just the list-making ability of a shallow, limited and purpose built app.[/FONT] [FONT=&]As is the usual case, your mileage may vary.[/FONT]
i use them all the time they keep me from my web browser and ground me to the desktop plus the games are good enough a real time saver
As for the calculator, I'm concerned - is the Calculator App the only one we have to live with on W10? I'm puzzled.