![]() Remember the uproar around Tweetie 2 for iPhone? With limitations like “buy once, get upgrades forever” in the App Store, its unclear what future development and pricing will look like. App developers also seem to be having issues adjusting to the new model of business, with some fully embracing the App Store, and others selling apps on their own site in parallel to the App Store. Users have been reporting issues with random errors and problems with the App Store recognizing installed programs. Sadly, the opening of the Mac App Store wasn’t as smooth as it could have been. Hopefully features like Game Center will make the jump, too. While the APIs don’t seem quite ready yet, I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’d love to be able to use an iPhone as a game controller for my 27-inch iMac. I’d love to see more interaction between iOS and the Mac with gaming. Clearly the wave of games that iOS users enjoy is heading to the Mac quite quickly. While some iOS greats like Angry Birds are making a huge splash on the Mac, large-title games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Civilization IV: Colonization are on the Mac for the first time. ![]() Over time, I think the App Store will become more valuable, especially with suites like iLife and iWork available as individual apps. While that may not be true for everyone, it is for many. The Mac App Store has added a single vital piece of software to my workflow. Most Mac users (myself included), however, already have all of the software they need to complete their tasks. Anything that needed to be done had to be done in the browser. When the original App Store opened in 2008 for the iPhone, it was a massive hit because up until then, there were no 3rd-party apps. And while maybe it’s a little insulting to some, it’s perfect for Apple’s growing population of new customers. In short, it’s the “Halo Effect” in Cocoa form. All of which makes iOS (and iTunes) customers feel more at home on OS X - something Apple desperately wants to make happen. It is far less complicated than going out into the wild west of the Internet, exploring the depths of the Downloads folder and guessing on how to update something down the road. It looks and works like the App Store on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. That said, for new users (Hi, Mom!), the App Store is great. No checking for updates, no virtual disk images. ![]() For experienced Mac users, it seems like Apple has really dumbed down the entire thing. The download even gets added to the Dock. Installing an app from the Mac App Store couldn’t be easier.
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