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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.6 and Launches Mac App Store

phytonix said:
Many apps are all overpriced.
I am waiting for iOS developers to rush in and drive down the price.
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Guess you are in for a long wait ....

The small apps that were ported from iOS are at a similar price range than iPad apps (which are more expensive than iPod/iPhone). But those are 'small' apps - the more involved ones will be more expensive than this. I think the new price from aperture is pretty impressive.
 
acprkit said:
"We think users are going to love this innovative new way to discover and buy their favorite apps."

Grammer, Steve!

It should be "We think that users are going to love this innovative new way to discover and buy their favorite apps."
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Spelling first.
 
MisterK said:
1 ) I'll get this one out of the way first, because I figure it might be unpopular: I think it should have been put into iTunes... iPod, iPhone, and iPad are in there and I don't see a need to special case the Mac.
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Absolutely disagree. I absolutely think iTunes is way too bloated as it is.

Think about it. Once upon a time, iTunes was your mp3 collection.

Then Apple releases the iPod, and iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod. OK, makes sense.

Then Apple releases the iPod with photos. iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod, and pulls photos from iPhoto to do the same. Uh, OK.

Then came the music store. OK. Then videos. The video and movie store. TV shows. And pulls in your iPhoto photos, your Address Book contacts, your iCal calendars...

Then the iPod became the iPhone and iPod touch, and now we've got music, movies, TV shows, movie rentals, contacts, calendars, and applications.

Then the iBookstore...

The only reason it's all in iTunes is because these devices were all evolutionary from the iPod and its roots in music. How else does it make sense that to download a calendar onto my cell phone, or to upgrade an app on my tablet, I open my music app???

If anything, it should be the other way around. Now that they've got an App Store for the Mac, they should come up with an App Store (plus sync manager) for your iOS devices, and leave iTunes to do what it's supposed to do -- manage your music and media collections.
 
mark28 said:
What's fixed in 10.6.6?
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from: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1343

About Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update
The Mac OS X 10.6.6 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes the Mac App Store, the best way to discover and buy new apps for your Mac. The Mac App Store, a new application you'll find in the Dock, includes the following features:


Discover Mac apps: Browse featured apps, top charts, and categories, or search for something specific. Read detailed app descriptions and user reviews, and flip through screen shots.
Buy and install: Easily purchase apps with your iTunes account. Apps install in one step and are quickly available from the Dock.
App updates: The Mac App Store keeps track of all your purchased apps and notifies you when free updates are available.

To learn more about the Mac App Store, visit: http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4459.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.
 
I noticed at least one Dock improvement: If you trash an app, its icon is automatically removed from the dock. This didn't used to be the case!
 
What happend to the ban on lite and demo apps?

Store seems nice so far. I like how my iLife apps are registered in the app store.
 

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notjustjay said:
Absolutely disagree. I absolutely think iTunes is way too bloated as it is.

Think about it. Once upon a time, iTunes was your mp3 collection.

Then Apple releases the iPod, and iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod. OK, makes sense.

Then Apple releases the iPod with photos. iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod, and pulls photos from iPhoto to do the same. Uh, OK.

Then came the music store. OK. Then videos. The video and movie store. TV shows. And pulls in your iPhoto photos, your Address Book contacts, your iCal calendars...

Then the iPod became the iPhone and iPod touch, and now we've got music, movies, TV shows, movie rentals, contacts, calendars, and applications.

Then the iBookstore...

The only reason it's all in iTunes is because these devices were all evolutionary from the iPod and its roots in music. How else does it make sense that to download a calendar onto my cell phone, or to upgrade an app on my tablet, I open my music app???

If anything, it should be the other way around. Now that they've got an App Store for the Mac, they should come up with an App Store (plus sync manager) for your iOS devices, and leave iTunes to do what it's supposed to do -- manage your music and media collections.
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Agree!
 
notjustjay said:
Absolutely disagree. I absolutely think iTunes is way too bloated as it is.

Think about it. Once upon a time, iTunes was your mp3 collection.

Then Apple releases the iPod, and iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod. OK, makes sense.

Then Apple releases the iPod with photos. iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod, and pulls photos from iPhoto to do the same. Uh, OK.

Then came the music store. OK. Then videos. The video and movie store. TV shows. And pulls in your iPhoto photos, your Address Book contacts, your iCal calendars...

Then the iPod became the iPhone and iPod touch, and now we've got music, movies, TV shows, movie rentals, contacts, calendars, and applications.

Then the iBookstore...

The only reason it's all in iTunes is because these devices were all evolutionary from the iPod and its roots in music. How else does it make sense that to download a calendar onto my cell phone, or to upgrade an app on my tablet, I open my music app???

If anything, it should be the other way around. Now that they've got an App Store for the Mac, they should come up with an App Store (plus sync manager) for your iOS devices, and leave iTunes to do what it's supposed to do -- manage your music and media collections.
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You described in a nice way the evolution iTunes and also why it no longer should be named iTunes. It manages so much more than just tunes. So I guess the options are:

(1) rename it to something generic (iDigitalHub) and add everything that is digitally distributed through Apple, including Mac Apps and everything to manage your digital data ... or

(2) split it up in many smaller products based on type of digital content

I honestly think (2) would be messy and require some forth and back between different apps. (1) would be much cleaner all in one approach.
 
So what's Lion for again?

I'm looking forward to using the Mac App Store, but I am also left wondering what exactly is Lion for? Launchpad looks like a refresh of the Simplified Finder that you can already setup for your kids' User accounts. Mission Control is just a revised Expose. And developers can already create 'Full-Screen Apps' if that is how they want them presented. I accepted the 'behind-the-scenes' upgrade for Snow Leopard, but I guess I am expecting to see a little more out of Lion.

Peace be with you.
 
Game Centre ??

Do any of the games have Game Centre Compatibility ?

if not, does anyone know if this feature is due ?
 
notjustjay said:
Absolutely disagree. I absolutely think iTunes is way too bloated as it is.

Think about it. Once upon a time, iTunes was your mp3 collection.

Then Apple releases the iPod, and iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod. OK, makes sense.

Then Apple releases the iPod with photos. iTunes keeps your mp3 collection and allows you to sync it with your iPod, and pulls photos from iPhoto to do the same. Uh, OK.

Then came the music store. OK. Then videos. The video and movie store. TV shows. And pulls in your iPhoto photos, your Address Book contacts, your iCal calendars...

Then the iPod became the iPhone and iPod touch, and now we've got music, movies, TV shows, movie rentals, contacts, calendars, and applications.

Then the iBookstore...

The only reason it's all in iTunes is because these devices were all evolutionary from the iPod and its roots in music. How else does it make sense that to download a calendar onto my cell phone, or to upgrade an app on my tablet, I open my music app???

If anything, it should be the other way around. Now that they've got an App Store for the Mac, they should come up with an App Store (plus sync manager) for your iOS devices, and leave iTunes to do what it's supposed to do -- manage your music and media collections.
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Absolutely agreed on this.
 
sdornan said:
Or you could reverse that and say that the $2,000 to $3,000 pricing is the primary cause of all the torrent downloads.
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From a consumer standpoint, I like the fact that the software is a bit cheaper, and I can install it on as many machines as I own. I think software developers are finally realizing that this is what makes the most sense for everyone. Remember when the full version of Office was like $600 and you had to buy one copy for each PC? How many of us actually did that? Show of hands? How many of us pirated it instead? Or bought one copy and went ahead and installed it on multiple machines anyway?

Then Microsoft started allowing Home and Student versions that you could install on up to 3 machines. I bet the statistics show that a lot more people went ahead and paid up for that version.

As for the pricing of Adobe software -- they are clearly marketing that to professionals. Your typical design firm doesn't care about paying four digits for software, or at least can build it into their company budget. That's clearly out of reach for you and I. But how many 16 year old kids do you know that have Photoshop installed? That's right -- pretty much everyone. Piracy happens. Does Adobe care? I really don't know.
 
Bejeweled 3 $19!! :mad: !!

When there are so many options and games to choose from, do you guys think high pricing like this are going to work for these guys? I see the $19 and click the back button and go searching for 4 or 5 other cheaper games I can pick up instead.

I want to get Bejeweled 3 but that price is keeping me from adding it to the cart. I would be downloading it now if it was $5.
 
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