Generally agree with your points, but prefer apps over web sites. My IDE, text editor, paint programs, etc. better not require the internet to function.
But if it is a webcentric app, which most are. I mean things that basically need the web, online shopping, up-to-date statistics (like sports) forums, social media.
I personally prefer thicker clients for somethings. But a lot of those things are better off as a website.
I agree. (No, Amazon I don't want to use your app!) I guess social media and the like are getting a lot less important to me so I am focusing on them less and less.
Most people generally don't use their phone or mobile device for these tasks, so an installable application makes sense. I think what OP is talking about is this phenomenon of needing an installed app taking up storage space just for fairly simple tasks the web can handle just fine. Most of the time the installed apps require internet to properly function anyway.
Yes, you're correct about tasks that need the internet.
And yet, while I hate Instagram asking me to use their app when their web site is more than adequate, I am beginning to wonder if there was an offline utility to Instagram. Like, perhaps I could prepare and enqueue a post or two offline and when there is connectivity — up it goes. That would be the only reason I would prefer their app over their site.
But I think a lot of apps just sort of sayonara if there is no internet. Obviously browsers do....
I'm preferring offline more and more.