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So the Mac App Store just launched with OS X 10.6.6, go download it if you haven't already.
Post your favorite apps and stuff you think is cool or not so cool about this.
My first complaint is that you have repurchase (third party) apps that you already own. Okay so some developers will split their software into two versions to keep it updated for older users, but there are already some that are going App Store exclusive.
Anyway, the new Twitter app is pretty cool and I am sure the catalog will blow up with tons more apps (hopefully more free ones) in the next couple weeks.
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There were always free, or cheap, dev tools and libraries.
I have tinkered with every computer OS I have ever owned. The Apple IIe, DOS, Windows 16-bit, and every version of Windows there after.
In the early days, it was a selling point for the machine / OS. In later days, it was just a way to get people to come to the platform.
With the iPhone and it's app store, they wish to tap into the casual crowd too. But they only want the upper-casual. Probably to keep down the number of shitty apps that get created.
Let me boil it down for you:
- Most software developers in the world do not have a mac.
- Most software developers who buy an iPhone, get an itch to tinker with it, as well as simply enjoying it for what it is.
- Most software developers cannot do that without investing in a mac and a stiff yearly fee.
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