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[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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..

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 48 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not enough ascii in this comment tbh

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

markdown killed the ascii star

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sorry, it's a regional dialect.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

“What region?”

“…Usenet.”

“I…RC.”

[–] stewie3128@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

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

When I was a kid, I thought it was pronounced WHERE-AZ.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

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..

I'm only surprised they didn't succeed.