Live Coverage of Apple's 'Back to the Mac' Media Event

[Small White Car]

I think there is.

This is bad.... real bad.

This is great. Really great.

I'll say it now, if you don't think so, this is the time to get out. Bye bye. The rest of us will love it more.

 

[pbellamy]

Woah... If App store is the only place to get mac osx apps why do I need a DVD drive?

 

[Sam Yikin]

As long as they keep letting you use third party App sites.

 

[rareflares]

As a developer, why in God's name would I agree to a 70/30 split?


WHYYYYYY? POSTING ON INTERNET IS FREEEE

 

[djrod]

Looook at the flower!!!!!!!!!

Is there a new icon too, new safari icon maybe?

Ok, this is what I saw before, the Mac Appstore

 

[smiddlehurst]

there better not be an 'App Store' for OSX...

Why not? I would be astonished if they made that the ONLY delivery mechanism for apps, it'd be a major problem for them going forward. The idea of a separate app store pushing desktop apps direct to consumers from developers at a much cheaper rate than desktop software has historically gone for is very interesting indeed and may just be the key to a gold rush of apps and interests in Macs. Certainly from a developer POV it's a potentially stunning development if done properly.

 

[Salacion]

I really think this Mac App Store is a good idea.

 

[Robert M.]

I don't know how I feel about this. Our we going to have to jailbreak or macs next?

 

[Mike225]

Seems like a ploy to get more of your money over retarded "apps" that people buy on impulse.

 

[timerollson]

This is really interesting! A Mac App store? Cool.

 

[spazzcat]

I think there is.

This is bad.... real bad.

Why?

 

[Ed State]

Launcher? Again?

 

[apple1990]

I think there is.

This is bad.... real bad.

How exactly?

Steam is brilliant and to me this seems to be the same but for every category.

Its a great way to discover apps, hopefully won't be too much crapware!

 

[macswitcha2]

Great! Now iMac, Macbooks, etc, can now be jail broken.

 

[Small White Car]

Why would a developer want to go through Apple's Mac store to lose 30% of their profit vs selling it directly to people?!

"Selling Directly" costs money. Servers aren't free. DVDs in boxes aren't free.

You're gonna pay SOMEONE to do that stuff. Might as well be Apple if it's easier.

 

[saxon48]

Mission Control?

 

[Tower-Union]

Wohoo!!! Lion will now save the state of apps when you close them like on iOS! So they will kill the true multitasking in Lion. But who cares? Battery time will be so much better!!!

Yeah battery life has always been a major concern on my Mac Pro. . .

 

[kalsta]

Settle down people. He did say it won't be the only place to buy your Mac apps. It's another option!

 

[StuddedLeather]

There's a reason he's holding off, wouldn't you say?

Yup and I think we're about to see it!

 

[hulfordp]

no iweb????

what the heck!

 

[MrMoore]

Can't wait for iLife '11

 

[smiddlehurst]

As a developer, why in God's name would I agree to a 70/30 split?


WHYYYYYY? POSTING ON INTERNET IS FREEEE

Uh, because this pushes the number of people who know about your up by an exponential value? Just a thought...

 

[someone28624]

I think I'm gonna go buy me some Microsoft stock.

 

[Salacion]

I like the unification of spaces and dashboard and others.

 

[rareflares]

Mission Control....