If it was a native app it wouldn't be grabbing one of the hosted files and running it as code.

streetfighter64 an hour ago | parent [-]

Have you never seen a native app's auto-update get hijacked by malware? It happened (yet again) last month [0]

Tons of native apps also have plugins or addons, which (surprise surprise) is just code downloaded from some central repo, and run with way less sandboxing than JS.

[0] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/notepad-plus-...

	▲	Dylan16807 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		That's pretty far from hosting the program in the same spot the content it manages is hosted, and also installing fresh versions instantly.