Tracy R Reed said:
> Todd Walton wrote:
>
>>And while I'm on the issue... There are a couple of vertical apps I
>>use that piss me off! These things are So. Damned. Retarded.
>>
>
> Where does one learn to use phrases like "vertical apps"? Where does
> this phrase come from? Does the box sit vertically on your shelf? Are
> the bits aligned vertically on your hd? No. So where does being
> vertical
> come into it? Is this really a legitimate descriptive phrase
> describing
> a particular class of software? Why don't we just say "industry
> specific"? That is a whole lot more descriptive. I have a feeling I
> don't read the right PHB magazines so I have fallen way behind in
> buzzword bingo.
>
It's pretty standard nomenclature for a group of software that is
specific to one industry. A business that supplies every stage of
production from raw materials to end user packaged product is said to
be vertically integrated. Perhaps the termindology is interelated.
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