> Isn't it time to throw the browser away, stop abusing HTML to make applications, and design something fit for purpose?

We had Flash for exactly that purpose. For all its flaws, it was our best hope. A shame Apple and later Adobe decided to kill it in favor of HTML5.

The second best bet was Java Applets, but the technology came too early and was dead before it could fly off.

Some may mention WebAssembly, but I just don't see that as a viable alternative to the web mess that we already have.