Don't they mean the Windows Exe Store? -- All joking aside, App has been cemented in my brain, and the brains of consumers across the globe as being distinctl

Don't they mean the Windows Exe Store? -- All joking aside, App has been cemented in my brain, and the brains of consumers across the globe as being distinctly Apple. I was recently telling my friend that Amazon now had an App store as well, and his first reaction was "Apple allowed that on the iPhone?" Now it seems everyone and their mother has an App store: RIM - App World Windows Phone 7 - Windows Phone Apps Android - Market Place (Although if you search in Google Apps - Market Place) Apple - App Store Apple - Mac App Store I don't know who is right, and who is wrong or who should be able to use what. App wasn't something mainstream on anything besides Apple for a long time. I don't remember having discussions with friends about apps for Windows, I remember it being about wares, software, or programs for Windows. I do remember when I got Mac OS X for the first time that .app extension made sense and I remember talking about Mail.app, Disco.app (burning program) and asking friends what app's they would suggest for me to install. Either way, I think it is awesome that these new stores are popping up giving many developers the ability to market themselves through an officially sanctioned "portal" into the users computers thereby giving the more exposure. Also it makes downloading more secure, instead of coming from download.com and having clicked 6 links you simple click install and it takes care of the rest for you, it should hopefully with good quality control lessen the amount of damage that malware can do.