A lot of them. Enough for me to wish I could have OS bookmarks for specific app screens.
> Why does my program need this information?
Because I as a user don’t want to copy paste sensitive information? Also, not sure what the OPs point is, you can have autofill on native apps too.
> Why would my program present ads?
Because you’re a penny counter at big tech who subsidizes their product by stealing user information?
> Is that supposed to be a plus? Consider the user's side, too. Also, consider that things like Google Safe Browsing exist.
Web has one of the most hardened sandboxes out there, just because it was an attack vector for decades. Yes, it’s a good thing - less friction.
> Care to give an example?
VSCode loads faster than Xcode. Google Sheets loads faster than Numbers. On Windows you can start VSCode and brew coffee until VS is ready to roll.