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Title: Mac App Store
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 23, 2010, 04:55:04 PM
Seems Apple is still looking for ways to make a little money (30%) off of anyone who develops anything for the Mac, iPad...iPhone...iPod....... They seem to be out-doing Microsoft in trying to be the most controlling corporation?
<Mac App Store for Us>
<...for Developers with $99>
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Title: Mac App Store
Post by: gunug on October 23, 2010, 05:57:33 PM
This is part and parcel to the Apple "1984" mindset isn't it!   Devilish2.gif  If you "own" the OS and the hardware then the only thing  that  you don't control is the that pesky app software and if you control the sales and the circumstances of development then everything "should" all work together!  It's like the "peaceable kingdom" of software!


Note the worried look on the Lion's face when it considers the sale of "non-app" store software!  Thinking.gif
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 23, 2010, 10:16:20 PM
Unless Apple does something to make it impossible to run a non-App Store app, I don't see developers flocking to the idea. There are already too many other ways of downloading software without them having to pay Apple 30%! I can't believe that Steve doesn't realize that selling hardware means having software that runs on it. He was around when the Apple ][ was made, right?! rolleyes.gif If this is just an way of killing the Mac, it sounds like a great tactic. I think there must have been an overdose of arrogance in that new liver... dntknw.gif
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: tacit on October 24, 2010, 02:36:22 AM
The OS X app store will be optional. People who don't want to use it can still develop, or buy, apps the same way they do now. It won't be a replacement for the current way to buy apps; it will be in addition to.

Major, complex apps like Adobe Creative Suite or Microsoft Office will still be sold just the way they are now. Developers will still be free to sell apps off their own Web sites or on CD or DVD or whatever. The App Store does not control what you can do with your Mac; unlike with an iPad or iPhone, you will still be free to get apps in other ways if you want.
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: krissel on October 24, 2010, 03:08:38 AM
This is a way for smaller coders to get their application noticed.  How many times have we mentioned a program here that no one heard about?  If I were a newcomer to the app business I'd be willing to give up 30% for the exposure an Apple store would bring.

As tacit mentioned, it won't be mandatory.  Apple can control the apps on the IOS units because, unless you jailbreak it, you can't really get to the guts of the system. The Mac has the terminal with UNIX so installing "uncertified" apps can be done.
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 24, 2010, 03:22:10 PM
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Nothing crosses the threshold of our doorstep.
For how long? Will the contract be only for one year? WIll developers be able to sell at services other than the Store?

Getting noticed is the only valid reason I've heard for such a place. And, IMHO, that is relegated to a very small group. Plus, they already have such a place on their site. dntknw.gif I still say, "There's something rotten where there's fire..." or something like that...uhmph...
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: Xairbusdriver on December 07, 2010, 09:51:30 AM
Could be opening at a computer near you soon? <"Insiders" say App Store will open Monday, Dec. 13 (after saying it would be the 6th...>
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: kimmer on December 07, 2010, 07:39:49 PM
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[Update (Dec. 7th, 7:08 p.m.): Our source called us an hour ago to state that this isn’t going to happen after all. “Word just came down,” we’re now told, that not only will Apple not have the Mac App Store ready to go on the 13th, but that, “...due to numerous issues,” it’s likely being pushed back to January once again. It’s our guess that whatever caused Apple to miss their (rather optimistic) release on December 6th is proving more troublesome than originally thought. We didn’t get any more details other than that our source and Apple are both “disappointed,” so we’re only left to apologize for getting everyone’s hopes up. We’ll stay on top of this, and will let you know if we get more substantial evidence that something is about to change.]
Title: Mac App Store
Post by: Xairbusdriver on December 07, 2010, 10:18:44 PM
Maybe they should wait until May 13? eek2.gif laughhard.gif

I'm certainly in no rush... rolleyes.gif