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"he thinks that cooking and other forms of preparing food are humanity’s “killer app" Am I the only one that thought killer app was only used in reference to w
by immad 18y ago
"he thinks that cooking and other forms of preparing food are humanity’s “killer app"
Am I the only one that thought killer app was only used in reference to web/technology platforms :)
- alecst 18y agoThis is called an analogy.
- immad 18y agoI know. I just found the analogy interesting, since I didn't think the killer app term was mainstream.
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- ewiethoff 18y agoNo, "killer app" is only used in reference to spreadsheets! :-) Learn your history and think VisiCalc. http://hubpages.com/hub/VisiCalc--the-First-Killer-App-of-the-Computer-Era http://hubpages.com/hub/VisiCalc--the-First-Killer-App-of-th...
- mfhughes 18y agoYeah, it's also used by journalists and bloggers who want to sound more clever than they really are when talking about subjects in which they have no formal training or practical experience.