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killer application

A killer application (often shortened to killer app) is any software that is so desirable that it significantly boosts the value proposition of its associated technology, such as its host computer hardware, software platform, or operating system. Consumers would buy the host platform just to access that application, possibly substantially increasing sales of its host platform.

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A killer application (often shortened to killer app) is any software that is so desirable that it significantly boosts the value proposition of its associated technology, such as its host computer hardware, software platform, or operating system. Consumers would buy the host platform just to access that application, possibly substantially increasing sales of its host platform.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  9. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377860385

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.