Apple to Launch OSX App store..
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I'm suprised they've limited in-app purchases, or not given the option to demo apps.
Paying £17.99 for an app you may not like, just because Apple chose not to allow demos seems a bit sad. Also, will this mean devs can't sell the apps through their own site (e.g. exclusive)
Paying £17.99 for an app you may not like, just because Apple chose not to allow demos seems a bit sad. Also, will this mean devs can't sell the apps through their own site (e.g. exclusive)
Agreed. It's stupid and the inflexible pricing structure means that companies cannot use pricing strategies. Nor, with exclusivity, does it allow developers to use channels or other strategic sales mechanisms.
The apple 'way' works for certain things (ie low price commodity in volume - fine for 0.59p mini games) but it's too inflexible for normal business. Also the store rules prevent many applications from being distributed too.
Do you think AutoCAD or Adobe would exclusively offer their apps through just the apple store and not be able to bundle apps?
Apple store terms and conditions are a world of hurt for developers.
Think I need to go read the developer site mac store t&c first (or I may have been getting enraged for no reason
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Well Apple will reject:
* apps that download additional standalone code - a security risk
* apps that have kext (ie kernel drivers) - this is a security risk anyway so I agree.
* apps must use the apple store to provide updates - a bit meh, but I can see that they can replace the binary with something that then references the developer store thus cutting out apple from the money.
* apps that offes a application plugin 'store' (ie for adding functionality) via a non-apple store. (this doesn't prevent app developers from selling the plug in separately then allowing the user to drop the plugin into the purchased app - I wonder how quick that will be blocked through the t&c).
There is no exclusivity clause in the t&c although the legal contract has a second portion for charged apps..
* apps that download additional standalone code - a security risk
* apps that have kext (ie kernel drivers) - this is a security risk anyway so I agree.
* apps must use the apple store to provide updates - a bit meh, but I can see that they can replace the binary with something that then references the developer store thus cutting out apple from the money.
* apps that offes a application plugin 'store' (ie for adding functionality) via a non-apple store. (this doesn't prevent app developers from selling the plug in separately then allowing the user to drop the plugin into the purchased app - I wonder how quick that will be blocked through the t&c).
There is no exclusivity clause in the t&c although the legal contract has a second portion for charged apps..
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It's in the updates now it seems. Just saw it.
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Yep. 10.6.6 is 120.9Mb for me. 
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Yep. 10.6.6 is 120.9Mb for me.
No update for me through the automatic update, still 10.6.5. Although my mini has been on 10.6.6 for some time
If you're on 10.6.6 you may notice a difference to some of the windows
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What difference do you mean?
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120mb for you? Its 1.2 Gig for me! I am on 10.6.4 though.
The alert windows are rounded (well at least on my mini 10.6.6).
Why? Apple are only a distributor not the owner of the software and unless they want to dig into that 30% (hell freezing over) then the software developers have not given them any permission to discount (also apple has no mechanism todo that).
Same here - the updater for the smaller installer stated my HD didn't meet all the requirements.. odd (it's 10.6.5). So 1GB later and it installs without a problem.
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I mean software like Aperture - which is discounted under the educational store. If I buy Aperture from the App Store, can I get the same discount somehow?
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Me love you long time. That app store looks awsome. I bet Windows brings something like that now ha
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Downloaded the 1.2Gb Combo for both MP and MBP, so I don't need to download the patches twice, running well
How much discount do you get in the educational store? I doubt it's cheaper than buying aperture from the app store where it's currently priced at around £45(?) if I remember right?