What Makes a Killer App
Over the past 30 years, there have been several successful “killer apps” in the software industry. These include such software applications as spreadsheets, word processors, authoring tools, graphic tools and browsers. Each of these killer applications shares a common set of characteristics.
Listed below are the four common characteristics of all killer apps:
1. Satisfies a Critical Need: The application satisfies a critical need in the industry.
2. Single Environment: All user activities are contained in a single environment.
3. User-Friendly: The navigation of the application is simple, intuitive and consistent.
4. High Data Visibility: The application provides a high degree of data visibility.
Fluidapps has been designed and positioned as a contender for the next killer app. The reason why is because the positioning and design of the application squarely addresses each of the four characteristics of killer applications.
First, Fluidapps satisfies one of the largest gaps in the software industry. That is, the gap between spreadsheets and development tools. If there is a unique activity that needs to be automated, users have only two options: use an application development tool which takes years of education and experience, or use a spreadsheet. In an attempt to avoid developing a software application with a complicated development tool, users will often turn spreadsheets in order to develop an application, but with minimal success. Fluidapps has the look and feel of a spreadsheet with the power and depth of a development tool.
Second, Fluidapps is designed to contain all development and end-user activities in a single environment. Both development and application execution are all combined in this environment. A device called the “Universal Data View” has been designed to handle nearly all development and business activities. This single device combined with the patented back-end technology provides the power behind Fluidapps.
Third, The Fluidapps navigation environment is simple, intuitive and brutally consistent. A user with little or no experience can be productive immediately.
Fourth, Fluidapps provides high data visibility with the ability to toggle and zoom to a single record. The level of data visibility will rival spreadsheets with the ability to change fonts, number of records and the size of the data view. On top of this, Fluidapps is totally relational, with the ability to naturally zoom to any related data from any point in the application where a relationship might exist.
The conclusion – Fluidapps is the next killer app.