In my mind, app is simply short for application. I think it has good connotations that come along with it as a result of mobile apps, such as being a single con

In my mind, app is simply short for application. I think it has good connotations that come along with it as a result of mobile apps, such as being a single contained package that doesn't interfere with other apps, but we've seen that on OS X for years anyways, so that's hardly something new to desktop computing. There are complex, CPU intensive apps that are developed for tablets to do things like 3D modeling, are those any less of an app than a desktop version of the same thing? Does anyone have a problem with those being called "apps" vs "desktop applications"?