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The term applications or apps is used on OS X too. And for a very long time.
by myspy 15y ago
The term applications or apps is used on OS X too. And for a very long time.
- sbuk 15y agoI recall referring to 'apps' when discussing MacPaint and Hypercard in the late 80s. Apple have used the 'apps' term for many years.
- thomholwerda 15y agoIt's actually a much older term than that. http://www.osnews.com/story/24882/The_History_of_App_and_the_Demise_of_the_Programmer http://www.osnews.com/story/24882/The_History_of_App_and_the... [disclaimer: I'm the author of both the parent article as well as the article linked to in this comment]
- sbuk 15y agoI'm sure it is, I wasn't suggesting otherwise; just concurring with the poster I replied to that Apple have used the term for a long time and that they certainly used the term long before OS X was released. Programmer, by the way, referred to their wares as 'software' and 'programs' (hence the nomenclature), not just apps. Your observation that "marketing and legal" call the shots is trite. And wrong. The issue, as with everything, is accountants and money men.