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Re:Dapps by fiatjaf on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @10:21AM (#16811325)
Dapps mean apps on blockchain and consensus. Patchwork does not apply, otherwise one could mention "Torrents!" etc. You would be at least 20 years late to the party.
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Re:Dapps by sanderjd on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @10:26AM (#16811368)
That seems like the point the parent is making: we already have "distributed apps" and have for decades.
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Re:Dapps by fiatjaf on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:29PM (#16813405)
By making that point its implied that he doesn't understand why has this new term, "Dapp", been created.
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