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keener
Intended to give you a chuckle. I'm not the best comedian, so if someone wants to one-up it with a spin-off, fine with me.
kaolinite
I appreciate that this is a joke, however it disheartens me when I hear people associate the word "app" with only mobile software or particular software packages, especially as I've been using the word "app" as a shortened version of "application" to refer to software since Windows 95.

Oh and by the way, Apple attempted to claim that "app" stood for "apple" last year when they were trying to block companies from saying "App Store". Of course, Steve Jobs had said "Android App Store" publicly in the past so nobody really believed them.

keener
Good points! I also have used the word app for programs as far back as Win 95, and know where you're coming from.

I didn't realize that Apple really did attempt to claim that "app" came from "apple." Interesting.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

arn
I don't think apple actually claimed that it came from apple. They just claimed the trademark to it.
arn
Well, also, NeXTStep's application bundle was .app http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle

So, Apple's usage of it probably came from NeXTStep (still Steve Jobs) which became OS X, which was also basis for iOS.

[dead] hamburglar
MacOS called programs "Applications" for years before NeXT existed. The four-character filetype for programs on old-skool MacOS is 'APPL'. The C++ GUI framework for building apps was called MacApp. It predates NeXT by a longshot.
mtgx
Not to mention the very used "killer app" expression (short from killer application).
rsanchez1
My calculator had an "APPS" button way before any iDevice hit the market, so no.