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		himinlomax on June 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and... > What killer app did laptops have that made them the success they are today? Very literally Excel, for business users. That's what most laptop users were running in the 90s. Then Word for personal use, typically students writing their thesis/homework.

p_l on June 6, 2023 [–]

Arguably word processing combined with some method to transfer files (especially modems) was first, with spreadsheets coming second. But yes, 1990s the laptop was business executive tool and status symbol.

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