<s>
To	O
qualify	O
as	O
a	O
micro	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
the	O
entity	O
must	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
differentiate	O
from	O
traditional	O
web	O
or	O
mobile	B-Application
applications	I-Application
by	O
how	O
the	O
end-user	O
interacts	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
websites	O
or	O
viewed	O
online	O
to	O
bypass	O
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
and	O
are	O
typically	O
built	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
focused	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
typically	O
used	O
for	O
commercial	O
purposes	O
to	O
reduce	O
development	O
costs	O
for	O
projects	O
not	O
requiring	O
the	O
large	O
scope	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
web	O
or	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
showcase	O
in-depth	O
information	O
or	O
enrich	O
marketing	O
material	O
with	O
interactivity	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lately	O
,	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
boost	O
productivity	O
by	O
providing	O
quick	O
tools	O
to	O
people	O
to	O
reuse	O
best	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
been	O
interacting	O
with	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
a	O
while	O
with	O
suites	O
like	O
Office365	O
and	O
Google	O
Workspace	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
end-user	O
services	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
micro-app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
these	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
share	O
a	O
unique	O
identity	O
manager	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
unified	O
user	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacing	O
monolith	O
systems	O
with	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
provide	O
several	O
advantages	O
like	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Technologies	O
like	O
Kubernetes	O
,	O
or	O
OpenShift	O
,	O
allow	O
companies	O
to	O
replace	O
their	O
monolith	O
and	O
legacy	O
systems	O
with	O
modular	O
software	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
on	O
reducing	O
costs	O
and	O
improve	O
reliability	O
and	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
behave	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
super-architecture	O
style	O
(	O
that	O
embraces	O
microservices	O
among	O
other	O
types	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
user-centric	O
,	O
meaning	O
they	O
decouple	O
the	O
whole	O
monolith	O
system	O
onto	O
modules	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
final	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
Micro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
requires	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
than	O
traditional	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
experience	O
is	O
crucial	O
.	O
</s>
