mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · edit-25 months agoBattlefield 6 will NOT require the EA App on Steamlemmy.mlimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: steam@programming.dev
arrow-up1139arrow-down1imageBattlefield 6 will NOT require the EA App on Steamlemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · edit-25 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: steam@programming.dev
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minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down7·5 months agoCan we stop calling computer programs Apps?
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoWhy? It’s just short for application, which has been used to mean a computer program for decades.
minus-squareSavageCoconut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoSounds like a race from Starcraft or WH40K 😂😂
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·5 months agoIt’s dumb. These aren’t mobile devices.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThe term predates mobile devices by a long time. The only reason to limit the terms like this is for a non-techsavy audience which Lemmy isn’t.
Can we stop calling computer programs Apps?
Why? It’s just short for application, which has been used to mean a computer program for decades.
How about progs
Sounds like a race from Starcraft or WH40K 😂😂
Why?
It’s dumb. These aren’t mobile devices.
The term predates mobile devices by a long time. The only reason to limit the terms like this is for a non-techsavy audience which Lemmy isn’t.