Killer application

A killer application is software that is very necessary or wanted which makes people want to buy its computer hardware, video game console, software platform, or operating system. People will buy the platform just to access that software, which can increase sales of the platform a lot.

Examples
One of the first agreed-on examples of a killer application is the VisiCalc spreadsheet which was released in 1979 for the Apple II. The term killer application would be used in the late 1980s. Another example of a Killer Application is the Microsoft Office series of software, making them 54 billion U.S. dollars in 2024.

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Category:Computer terminology