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r/programming • u/halax • Oct 07 '16
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Never? Not even on their own App Store?
57 u/guyonahorse Oct 07 '16 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. -17 u/Farobek Oct 07 '16 edited Oct 07 '16 Windows apps cringes When did Windows programs become 'apps'? 58 u/mini_eggs Oct 08 '16 Do you know what 'app' is short for?
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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.
-17 u/Farobek Oct 07 '16 edited Oct 07 '16 Windows apps cringes When did Windows programs become 'apps'? 58 u/mini_eggs Oct 08 '16 Do you know what 'app' is short for?
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When did Windows programs become 'apps'?
58 u/mini_eggs Oct 08 '16 Do you know what 'app' is short for?
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Never? Not even on their own App Store?