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Maybe it's not so much the term app store but the term app that Apple kind of "registered". Of course, app is just an abbreviation for application, but this ter
by vog 15y ago
Maybe it's not so much the term app store but the term app that Apple kind of "registered". Of course, app is just an abbreviation for application, but this term is currently used almost exclusively for applications on Apple platforms.
- extension 15y agoI dunno, "web app" has been common lingo for over a decade. You just don't hear it much anymore because it's lost its buzzword status. Interestingly, the first Google hit for "web app" is some sort of Apple store. A preemptive strike?
- edanm 15y agoActually, I doubt most people know what a "web app" is. Have you ever tried to explain the difference between a Web Site and a Web App to someone non-technical? Apps, on the other hand, are definitely understood to be mobile applications. Can't say whether it's tied specifically to Apple or not though. That's not to say I agree with App Store being trademarked - it's pretty ridiculous, IMO.