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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Because there is no end to totally artificial terms. To object to them is pointless (in my opinion, lest there be no confusion). They're just silly words. Almost all of which could be considered totally artificial at some point in time. Fighting language (especially lingo) is dumb.
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I still don't quite understand why you are reacting so strongly to this. Semantics is inherently messy, there's no way around that. The words you use carry all sorts of baggage, historical, cultural, political, you name it. So whichever words you use, you position yourself.
Now what's wrong with spelling out some of the baggage and implications of using certain words? We are, and we should be doing it all the time. It's also part of the joy of reading.
Noone criticizes the usage of the word sideloading for being artificial. That is only a data point. The word just happens to pop up when people are starting to say that it's weird to install an Android app through "adb install" rather than the app store.