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Apple announces Mac App Store
The App Store will get a dedicated desktop application that allows you to browse and buy apps, and even redownload previously-purchased ones. It also functions as a software updater for your purchased apps, much like the App Store on your iPhone. Apple's Software Update on the Mac is useful, but it only works with Apple's own software, so this is a welcome feature. (If you want to update all your Mac apps, not just the ones you buy in the new store, try a third-party solution like AppFresh.)
Steve Jobs has semi-denied that there would be a Mac App Store in the past, but now it seems that he was just denying that Apple would have to approve all software running on any Mac. Apple still controls what goes into the store, but that doesn't stop you from buying or downloading anything you want from the biggest app store of all: the Internet.
(via TUAW)
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Subscribe to commentsDavidOct 20th 2010 5:42PM
LOL Microsoft has an app store too: It's called THE REST OF THE INTERNET. And they don't take a cut.
KonOct 20th 2010 6:50PM
Dead David (or shall I call you flamer?),
I guess you don't really have a clue about computers or you're just too blind and stubborn to see. Probably a Windows fanboy that will call everything and anything "gay" and "shit" that's not the ultimate platform: Windows... rrright.
Microsoft has established itself very well in the 90th and that's why they now are so much bigger then Apple. For now.
Microsoft hasn't had a revolution in years. Vista was the biggest FAIL in human history and Windows 7 isn't that great either. (I'm using it, because unlike you I actually have knowlege about the stuff i'm flaming on :P)
But the thing is: Apple is growing stronger every DAY. Microsoft is just sitting back, doing nothing while they loose against Apple. Lion i just another step in an ultimate masterplan, trust me.
The thing is, that Macs run better and more stable then Windows PCs, because Software and Hardware is being built by the same company. And because their OS doesnt suck and FAIL everytime you try to use it.
Why is there no blue screen of death when you're working with a Mac (or even a black screen of death?) Why can I leave my MBP on for a few months without that it crashes and gets slow and all that shi-.
It's because the basics of the OS dont FAIL. DOS is a FAIL. And it will always be. It's crappy. Because of your "app store: It's called THE REST OF THE INTERNET." alot of PCs die every day. Because you download alot of shit that messes with you OS and then you're screwed.
What am I saying? I'm saying that you should think before commenting on something you don't have any knowlege about. And you should just see that what you wrote is pure bullshit.
Have a nice evening,
hugs and kisses
Kon
kojo87Oct 20th 2010 8:20PM
all i see is a lot of basing on Windows and not a whole lot of reasons why an app store this restrictive would be a good thing compared to the openness of the rest of the internet. viruses? you Mac guys are still beating that horse? if you can't maintain your computer, thats your fault not your computer's.
its impressive that they've been able to convince people this is something brand new. meanwhile smart people have been using sites like Cnet to get all sorts of applications, many of which are free. but we all know free is not a word Apple is very familiar with. why would a small developer want to put his software in this app store and pay Apple a fee when they can just post it on their website? it seems it is only a matter of time before Apple blocks applications that aren't in the app store.
EatmoldOct 21st 2010 2:57PM
Kon .... the only blind "fan boy" I see on here is you.
This is just another way that Apple are trying to take control of everything on their precious devices.
kojo87 is bang on "if you can't maintain your computer, thats your fault not your computer's". As for Kon's comment "Windows 7 isn't that great either" I would disagree. Yes, Vista was an absolute shower of sh*te ... but Windows 7 is a great OS.
EatcokOct 26th 2010 6:08PM
Like the smarter posters said Windows 7 owns, you know why, you have it and you're a Mac hippie therefore Win7 was so good you couldn't resist it. Oh yeah you have half a star.
dcy4presNov 20th 2010 12:41AM
windose sux