I'd hate to be one of the people who paid MacHeist for early access to the Tweetie 2.0 beta, only to have it become vaporware and then show up in completed form on the Mac App Store.
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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.6 and Launches Mac App Store
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No GameCenter, no In-App-Purchases, no iAds
Apple did not mention any of that, so everything you could get is pure speculation. But I really would love if they add GameCenter. But nobody has any information if any of that will ever come.
Here's what the Mac App Store FAQ says:
"Can I use apps from the Mac App Store on more than one computer?
Apps from the Mac App Store may be used on any Macs that you own or control for your personal use."
There's a link to the FAQ at the bottom of the Mac App Store screen.
My guess is that Snow Leopard is the first version of the OS that is Intel only with no PPC support. Having the App Store be Snow Leopard only allows all the apps to be Intel only apps and not have to have Universal support. Otherwise there'd be a nightmare of people downloading apps that don't work on their machine.
Does the app store now check that you meet all requirements (Processor, RAM, HD space, etc.) before allowing the download?
I surprised just how great my first reaction to the Mac App store is. I think they did a really nice job. I am sure there will be minor tweaks that could improve it,, but I'm quite impressed with it on my first impression. I really got the sense that OS X took a big step closer towards melding with iOS today though, and I'm not sure how I feel about that yet.
So that's the "catch". I fear that people who paid the $80 on Apperture might feel ripped off now compared to the retail buyers
I get a blank page at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4459 if I try to see the details of the update.
Yep, same here.
Terms and Conditions have change when downloading Apps on the iphone to accommodate the Mac app store so you never know.
OK Guys I've got a dilema that I need some advice on.
When I get home should I download Aperture or Angry Birds
How is this a dilemma?
Well I'm not sure which to download, hence my Dilema ! let me know if you need any more clarification on this matter !
Existing Apps
I'm wonder if they will allow for a path to get your existing apps into the app store. It detected I had transmit and the iApps installed. But did not detect BBEdit, dJay, OmniGraffle Pro or Evernote. Evernote was free to it was a simple reinstall. It's just a matter of time before more of my day-to-day apps are added into the app store and the new releases of the software I use are added. I already have hundreds of dollars invested into these applications. I would be great if you could migrate them into the store to take advantage of future updates or upgrades. I also saw no mention of upgrade paths in the future.
I'm wonder if they will allow for a path to get your existing apps into the app store. It detected I had transmit and the iApps installed. But did not detect BBEdit, dJay, OmniGraffle Pro or Evernote. Evernote was free to it was a simple reinstall. It's just a matter of time before more of my day-to-day apps are added into the app store and the new releases of the software I use are added. I already have hundreds of dollars invested into these applications. I would be great if you could migrate them into the store to take advantage of future updates or upgrades. I also saw no mention of upgrade paths in the future.
Bejeweled 3 $19!!
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.
The desktop version of Bejeweled has been $19.99 for forever and a day. I paid that for Bejeweled2 back in 2007... I had been pleasantly surprised to only pay $2.99 for the iPhone version.
Ok, I tried to buy and download iPhoto but it hangs, hangs and hangs. Apple is never ready for the response they so desperately seek.
I'm glad they didn't add this to iTunes. And it would create a difference between the Mac and Windows versions of iTunes since there is no App Store for Apple's Windows software (yet).
In general (and I assume this includes Mac App Store items) you can just drag them to the trash and empty the trash or use something like AppZapper if you want to get the harmless extra files (plist, data, etc) that are in your Library, App support, etc directories.
some, like some Microsoft and some Adobe products, spew things all over the place and you must run the un-installer to properly remove the programs.
I think it depends on the app. I installed the Mind Node app to try it out. Then pulled it out of my applications folder to the trash and emptied. The dock icon was still there.
You had a problem and it's Apple's fault? lol
Report back when you figure out what caused the hang on your computer.
And British prices have to include VAT, which means the UK cost for the software itself is actually £37.49 (US$58.06). Or even a tad lower if, like Apple.com, it is charged at Irish rates which are 1% higher.
Michael.
I like the price for Aperture. I just wish I could download it (poor old powerbook user that I am). However I don't like that "Personal, non-commercial use" clause that slicecom linked to. Dam
So it's either get a new/er MacBook Pro or a D7000/D300s for concert photography work. Dam I hate choices.
So it's either get a new/er MacBook Pro or a D7000/D300s for concert photography work. Dam I hate choices.
i don't know if the terms have changed in the last hour or 2 but if you read down it says so we are limited to 5
APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
(iii) You shall be able to store App Store Products from up to five different Accounts at a time on compatible iOS-based devices.
(iv) You shall be able to store App Store Products on five iTunes-authorized devices at any time.
(v) You shall be able to manually sync App Store Products from at least one iTunes-authorized device to devices that have manual sync mode, provided that the App Store Product is associated with an Account on the primary iTunes-authorized device, where the primary iTunes-authorized device is the one that was first synced with the device or the one that you subsequently designate as primary using iTunes.
APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
(iii) You shall be able to store App Store Products from up to five different Accounts at a time on compatible iOS-based devices.
(iv) You shall be able to store App Store Products on five iTunes-authorized devices at any time.
(v) You shall be able to manually sync App Store Products from at least one iTunes-authorized device to devices that have manual sync mode, provided that the App Store Product is associated with an Account on the primary iTunes-authorized device, where the primary iTunes-authorized device is the one that was first synced with the device or the one that you subsequently designate as primary using iTunes.
Bejeweled 3 $19!!
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.
GET BENT Bejewelled ! I'll play it on Facebook for free !
you're almost as bad as the "Penny Pinching Skinny Rat" (Steve Jobs)
There already is a bit of back and forth. If you want to manage the photos on your iPad, for example, you need to go into iPhoto and create the albums or events, and then into iTunes to select the album that you want to sync over. Same with address book contacts and calendar.
They used to have a separate app called iSync that acted as the sync manager for devices (e.g. Palm Pilot PDAs). You would plug in your Palm, iSync would open, you would hit the Sync button, and it would talk to iCal to sync your calendars, talk to Address Book, etc.
Right now iTunes is doing all of that. I would propose that iTunes continues to manage your music and media, just like iPhoto manages your pictures. Just rip out all of the iOS syncing from iTunes and stick it in its own app.
Your iOS device would connect with this iOS sync manager app, and it would look exactly like the screen you already get when you click on your device in iTunes. You just select "I want these photo albums, those movies, and these albums to be synced over" or "I want everything to sync", same as before. The iOS app store could be part of this sync manager, and look like the Mac App Store. Click to install and "boom", it's on your iOS device.
Probably the biggest reason they DON'T do this now is that for Windows users, it's all-in-one convenience on iTunes.