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jgshir@athena.mit.edu (John G Shirlaw) writes:
> Steve jobs and NeXT in general use the phrase "Mission Critical App" 
> a lot as they see it as their main advantage
> 
> I always have problems with deciding quite what this phrase actually
> means... any one got a good example eplanation and/or examples... 
> preferably ones that don't include the financial sector and or DTP.

I'd think "Mission-critical" apps are those which your company does not want  
to trust to other people.  The company has a very specific idea of an app  
that matches the way that company does business, in order to give the  
company a competitive edge in that business.  They don't want to pick up a  
copy of some generic "Apps-Are-Us" application and try to fit it into their  
specific needs.  They want complete and total control over the app, because  
the success of the company depends on the competitive advantage the app will  
give them.

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