"App" misused in this article? No it's not!
Muhammad, I'm not quite sure what exactly your definition of an "app" is, but it's obviously wrong. Here's but one definition of an app:
"An application program (sometimes shortened to application) is any program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user or, in some cases, for another application program."
Other definitions are similar. Just because the app is web-based doesn't preclude it from being an app! HTML 5 is greatly expanding what can be done over the web. Apparently, your definition of an app is one where the installation and processing is all done locally (which is incorrect).
I guess in closing, I'll say that I get EXTREMELY irritated when people "dis" articles with baseless comments JUST BECAUSE they feel they have to make a comment. No matter how you look at is, Muhammad, the fact that an app is accessed and utilized over the internet and through a web-based GUI doesn't NOT mean it is not an app. I guess I'll explain it simply: Yes, those are websites but they host apps that perform a function for the end user. 'Nuff said.
Shawn Collins
