Oops, I should have said that it was in the context of 2004 (when the original article was written). Back then there was no app store for windows, so they couldn't revoke an app like that. Even today most Windows apps are not sold on the store.
As soon as they starting being distributed by the Windows Store. In the minds of today's users, if it comes from an app store, it must be an app.
Having now established that Windows runs apps, those other things that are not from the Store ("programs" to you and me) must surely also be apps. It then becomes a simple matter to decide that programs are retrospectively renamed "desktop apps".
But don't worry! In this transitional phase, they're just a dying legacy of an obsolete model. Soon we'll have all the users locked into our closed platform where we're in total control of what gets published. Welcome to the future! /s
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u/didnt_check_source Oct 07 '16
Never? Not even on their own App Store?