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[-] [email protected] 121 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i have a deep and irrational hatred for the fact that some people call computer programs "apps" now of days

[-] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The l33t w4r3z d00dz were calling applications 'appz' since at least the '90s. Then there was that brief period where Apple tried to claim "app store" was short for "apple store" so no one else could say it..

[-] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago

Actually the proper nomenclature of the time was 'warez'.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

That is our word and you have no right to use it

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