TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat app is so useful, you can’t believe it’s free?message-squaremessage-square440fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down112
arrow-up1533arrow-down1message-squareWhat app is so useful, you can’t believe it’s free?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square440fedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 day agoI still can’t get used to calling programs apps
minus-squareBoozillalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIt is a little strange. But even way back in the day we called PC software meant for user interaction “software applications”.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoYeah I think people started calling software applications “programs” because that’s easier to say. And then Steve Jobs’ made his biggest contribution to civilization and popularized the term app, which is even easier to say.
I still can’t get used to calling programs apps
It is a little strange. But even way back in the day we called PC software meant for user interaction “software applications”.
Yeah I think people started calling software applications “programs” because that’s easier to say.
And then Steve Jobs’ made his biggest contribution to civilization and popularized the term app, which is even easier to say.