I am very happy to see Apple doing this. Way to go! Now lets see them handle Final Cut Studio!
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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.6 and Launches Mac App Store
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I am very happy to see Apple doing this. Way to go! Now lets see them handle Final Cut Studio!
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Looking forward to giving this a whirl!
Looking forward to giving this a whirl!
I've still got to wait a couple of hours until I finish work and get home to my Macs. Sounds good so far.
Not sure but I already had a couple of non-Apple products installed and they were already listed as 'installed'.
ok, I admit, I didn't read the full update to the thread - seems it is picking it up also for other apps
It doesn't seem to do all of them. I have Pixelmator and GarageSale installed, but doesn't show that in the App Store.
Also, when you are purchasing something shouldn't it ask for approval before buying?
I don't have it yet. Is that officially how it works? That one feature would make it worth having all by itself.
Indeed. If I'm reading this right, they're moving their whole retail operation to the Mac App Store. http://www.pixelmator.com/transition/
I was unsure about how a Mac App Store would look/feel, but now that I have it, I think it's brilliant. It gives smaller developers a much greater chance to reach their intended audience.
I like.
--DotComCTO
I agree, it's impressive. Very simple to use and I think this is going to be a big hit. Especially for new Mac users.
Hard to imagine that, given the size of the OS releases. Maybe Apple will move to releasing new versions of OSX to USB flash sticks, similar to the recovery module shipped with the MBA?
Bejeweled 3 is definitely not a blown up version of the iPhone game. Try the free demo at http://www.popcap.com/games/bejeweled3/mac
"Checking for new software"!
Aperture 3 at that price is awesome. If I didn't already own it, i'd be buying it!
Aperture 3 at that price is awesome. If I didn't already own it, i'd be buying it!
I've only installed a couple of free stuff but I do hope there'll be a pop-up to confirm any purchases. Otherwise it could be very costly for any finger-tapping fiends out there.
That hasn't worked for any of my third party apps that are in the app store (TextWrangler, PCalc, Mariner Paperless, ...). I don't have current versions of iLife/iWork so I don't expect them to show up.
If it's listed as "installed" does it somehow show in your "purchases" tab?
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not sure if I like that it automatically creates an entry in my dock - that one is already crowded with my most used apps - but than, it's just one drag to remove them from there (and makes it probably easier for the not so technical user to find the apps)
That's what I was getting from that page.
I can see the appeal to independents of going this way. Dealing with credit card companies, running a web based merchant system, and the required bandwidth for software downloads is a daunting (and expensive) thing.
Passing the buck (or at least 30 percent of the buck) to Apple makes a lot of sense.