From 173153c739d3652c375d189a54574ecc1d663e79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 09:13:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] App store --- entries/app store.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 entries/app store.txt diff --git a/entries/app store.txt b/entries/app store.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..04aad5b --- /dev/null +++ b/entries/app store.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +App Store + +n. An App Store, sometimes also known as a Software Center or Software +Manager, is a graphical user interface which allows the user to +conveniently download and install new applications onto their computer +or mobile device. App Stores can be very convenient but are often +proprietary and may enable a particular company to control and censor +what types of application non-technical users may run on their systems +- typically in accordance with an American west coast morality. App +stores have sometimes been described as a type of MITM attack on +software distribution, allowing companies to insert themselves as +rent-seeking trolls on a virtual toll bridge between the users and +producers of software. \ No newline at end of file