One of the big thinks in technology and software business is Killer App. Usually for software or games it is that application or game that a reason why people invest in a bit of hardware. For example some consider Halo 3 or Gears of War as typical killer apps for the Xbox 360 once they came out. The game industry still talking and waiting for the killer app for Playstation 3 that will make sales of the console take off. Another old example is the spreadsheet for the early computers which transformed computers into efficient office tools.
The killer apps are those application that comes ones in a million, something that truly motivation why we should invest in say new hardware or machines. But with more and more application is created each year, in different forms, it’ll be harder and harder as with everything to breakthrough. With more devices and even more smaller application that becomes connected from start, maybe we’re into a change. Not were one “Killer app is king”, but the sum off all the mini-apps. Take the iPhone, that don’t have One application that makes people buy it, but some part the brand, and the other the sum of all the cool apps. And with the introduction Apple Apps, the mini-apps continue to increase. As does the motivation to buy the phone, since its one of the only phone with so many small application developers. I think people today want more than just one reason to buy a new device, they will look at the sum of the greatest applications.
