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Yes. All apps in the Applications folder should be shared.
When installing an App, you rarely have the option to install for "all users" or "just this user", in which case you could choose to limit usage to only yourself.
Applications is not a Users subfolder, it's equal to Users.
/Applications
/Users/*username
You only really have exclusive access to any files that are in or below *username.
When installing an App, you rarely have the option to install for "all users" or "just this user", in which case you could choose to limit usage to only yourself.
Applications is not a Users subfolder, it's equal to Users.
/Applications
/Users/*username
You only really have exclusive access to any files that are in or below *username.
All users have access to the same apps, unless you install an app in your ~/Applications folder or if you use Parental Controls to restrict a user's access to certain apps.
Never mind...i found what i was looking for in another thread...i just picked up my first iMac today and i won't be going back to that other worthless system 
i just picked up my first iMac today and i won't be going back to that other worthless system
Amiga will rise again!!!
Congrats!Never mind...i found what i was looking for in another thread...i just picked up my first iMac today and i won't be going back to that other worthless system
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