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Apple's Mac App Store Updating With All-New Design Inspired by iOS

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Apple says that in 2018 it is "turning its attention" to the Mac App Store, bringing the desktop-based storefront more in line with the one found on iOS devices. The Mac App Store has been redesigned from the ground up for macOS Mojave, the company says, with a new sidebar that has Discover, Create, Work, Play, and Develop tabs.

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Like on iPhone and iPad, the Mac App Store will have articles written by Apple editors to showcase useful apps and games currently popular on the App Store. This will be found in the Discover tab and include stories, interviews, tips, app collections, and more.
"Since its launch in 2011, the Mac App Store has become the single largest catalog of Mac apps and today remains the safest and best place to get Mac apps for users around the world," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "We are excited to usher in a new era for the Mac App Store with a beautiful new look, unique editorial content and emphasis on human curation that complements the ways people are using their Macs today."
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Users can still browse by Categories on a dedicated tab, and app pages now have more useful information like video previews and large screenshots. Ratings and reviews have also been made front and center.

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The company also mentioned that later this year, apps like Office from Microsoft, Lightroom CC from Adobe, BBEdit from Bare Bones, Transmit from Panic, Live Studio from Snap Inc. and Houseparty, among others, will be made available on the Mac App Store.

On the topic of Office coming to the Mac App Store, Microsoft corporate vice president Kirk Koenigsbauer said, "We're excited to provide our joint customers with easy access to downloads and updates by bringing Office to the newly redesigned Mac App Store."

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I wish they've added app bundles and wishlist (I stopped counting on getting upgrade pricing), not just done a UI refresh.
 
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Apple says that in 2018 it is "turning its attention" to the Mac App Store, bringing the desktop-based store more in line with the iOS App Store.
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I am sure that this will be an improvement over the existing Mac App Store, and I love that Apple is giving more attention to Macs, but I worry that Apple is continuing making the MacOS more like iOS. It seems like many changes to the MacOS over the past few years to make the MacOS more like the iOS has either made things unintuitive and/or unnecessarily remove useful features.

I would like Apple to keep the two separate.
 
I doubt there tweaks will motivate developers to uses the Mac App Store now. Didn't address and fundamental issues.
 
At least they are working with Adobe, Microsoft and other big companies to get their apps over there. I'm interested to know if the Lightroom CC version on the Mac App Store can use iCloud data or if we have to buy Adobe's cloud data. Probably Adobe's since that's how it works on iOS. I'm tired of having to pay for so many different cloud data buckets. I should be able to pick whatever I want to store things on. That's one of the biggest annoyances for me of cloud data vs. local hard drives. I want more control.
 
vertical smile said:
I am sure that this will be an improvement over the existing Mac App Store, and I love that Apple is giving more attention to Macs, but I worry that Apple is continuing making the MacOS more like iOS. It seems like many changes to the MacOS over the past few years to make the MacOS more like the iOS has either made things unintuitive and/or unnecessarily remove useful features.

I would like Apple to keep the two separate.
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You obviously missed the part of the Keynote where Frederighi answered the question "Are you merging iOS and macOS?" with a resounding and unmistakeable "NO".
 
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Janichsan said:
You obviously missed the part of the Keynote where Frederighi answered the question "Are you merging iOS and macOS?" with a resounding and unmistakeable "NO".
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I did miss that, as I didn't watch the keynote, but that doesn't change my post. The MacOS has already had things changed to reflect the iOS. Many of those changes were not positive imo.

The MacOS could still be changed in many different ways that adopt features of the iOS, and this could be done without a "merge".
 
Icaras said:
Yay. Looking great Apple!
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Yah, looking great, but let's make sure it's not just lipstick on a pig. The Updates panel has always been frustrating to use, with confusion around what is happening, duplicate listings, missing listings, etc. If they redesign, let's hope they are also fixing! Get rid of the web-based interface and go with a native macOS interface like the Software Update application from years past used to be.
[doublepost=1528144322][/doublepost]Yup, looks like lipstick on a pig, and nothing more. Still be a web-based piece of trash.
 
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coolfactor said:
Yah, looking great, but let's make sure it's not just lipstick on a pig. The Updates panel has always been frustrating to use, with confusion around what is happening, duplicate listings, missing listings, etc. If they redesign, let's hope they are also fixing! Get rid of the web-based interface and go with a native macOS interface like the Software Update application from years past used to be.
[doublepost=1528144322][/doublepost]Yup, looks like lipstick on a pig, and nothing more. Still be a web-based piece of trash.
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I don't care about it being web based. As long as it works as well as its iOS counterpart I'm happy.
 
As a buyer, I rarely found the App Store’s product descriptions and screenshots persuasive or engaging. I prefer the product promotion on a developer’s website. The App Store should let the developer decorate his product page as he likes, essentially hosting a webpage for the developer.
 
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