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http://lifehacker.com/221920/geek-to-live--the-best-apps-of-2006 http://lifehacker.com/221920/geek-to-live--the-best-apps-of-... "Web apps" has been around for

by kbutler 16y ago

http://lifehacker.com/221920/geek-to-live--the-best-apps-of-2006 http://lifehacker.com/221920/geek-to-live--the-best-apps-of-... "Web apps" has been around for a LONG time. "Apps" meaning general applications also predates Jobs. I don't doubt it's more common now that millions of people have an iOS device that connects to the AppStore, but it was by no means an obscure piece of jargon pre-iphone. kb

runaway 16y ago
We're talking about consumers here. I don't think anyone doubts the term has been around for a long while in development and business circles but typical consumers never used the terms until the Apple campaigns. My mom also knows what an app is now, only because of her iPhone.