杀手级应用

在市场学术语中，杀手级应用（Killer application）是指一个极具价值的计算机程序或服务，其具有较强的吸引力或必要性，而消费者愿意为这个程序或服务购买特定硬件、软件产品、操作系统产品或服务等^[1]。换言之，消费者购买了相关硬件，很可能只是为了运行这项应用，是故，杀手级应用能有效提高其所运行平台的销量^[2]^[3]。

第一款商用試算表軟體VisiCalc是標準的殺手級應用，帶動了蘋果電腦和PC的進入家庭和中小公司，從而塑造了整個民用電腦產業

實例

参考来源

^ Killer app. Merrian-Webmaster. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. [14 January 2015]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-19）.
^ Scannell, Ed. OS/2: Waiting for the Killer Applications. InfoWorld. Vol. 11 no. 8 (Menlo Park, CA: InfoWorld Publications). February 20, 1989: 41–45 [2021-05-20]. ISSN 0199-6649. （原始内容存档于2021-10-21）. Early use of the term "Killer Application".
^ Kask, Alex. Revolutionary Products Are Not in the Industry's Near Future. InfoWorld. Vol. 11 no. 38 (Menlo Park, CA: InfoWorld Publications). September 18, 1989: 68 [2021-05-20]. ISSN 0199-6649. （原始内容存档于2021-10-21）.

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[1] Killer app. Merrian-Webmaster. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. [14 January 2015]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-19）.

[Killer_Application_Feb_1989-2] Scannell, Ed. OS/2: Waiting for the Killer Applications. InfoWorld. Vol. 11 no. 8 (Menlo Park, CA: InfoWorld Publications). February 20, 1989: 41–45 [2021-05-20]. ISSN 0199-6649. （原始内容存档于2021-10-21）. Early use of the term "Killer Application".

[Killer_App_1989-3] Kask, Alex. Revolutionary Products Are Not in the Industry's Near Future. InfoWorld. Vol. 11 no. 38 (Menlo Park, CA: InfoWorld Publications). September 18, 1989: 68 [2021-05-20]. ISSN 0199-6649. （原始内容存档于2021-10-21）.

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