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.app was already the file extension of applications in NeXTSTEP in the early 90s. It carried over to OS X (eventually iOS) post-acquisition. Unless someone was

by frou_dh 11y ago

.app was already the file extension of applications in NeXTSTEP in the early 90s. It carried over to OS X (eventually iOS) post-acquisition. Unless someone was playing an extremely long game, that is just a nice coincidence.