mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · edit-212 days agoBattlefield 6 will NOT require the EA App on Steamlemmy.mlimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1146arrow-down1imageBattlefield 6 will NOT require the EA App on Steamlemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · edit-212 days agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/thank-god-battlefield-6-wont-make-you-use-the-ea-app-on-steam-but-it-will-if-youre-on-epic/
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down7·12 days agoCan we stop calling computer programs Apps?
minus-squareSavageCoconut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoSounds like a race from Starcraft or WH40K 😂😂
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoWhy? It’s just short for application, which has been used to mean a computer program for decades.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 days agoIt’s dumb. These aren’t mobile devices.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days 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?
How about progs
Sounds like a race from Starcraft or WH40K 😂😂
Why? It’s just short for application, which has been used to mean a computer program for decades.
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.