Mac App Store – Coming Soon!
The Mac is about to get its own app store, just like the App Store for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad! Aptly enough this will be called “The Mac App Store”. (See how I did that?) On its website Apple says that the Mac App Store “revolutionizes the way applications are installed on a computer—it happens in one step.”
The Mac App store features one-click downloads, purchased via your existing iTunes account. There will be free and Paid apps, and developers will get the same 70/30 split currently used in the iOS App StoreOne great feature: Mac apps can be installed on every Mac you use and can even be download again. This is especially convenient when you buy a new Mac and want to load it with apps you already own.
Apps will be stored and organized in the new Launchpad feature in Lion.
You can browse Mac apps by category, such as games, productivity, music and more. Read developer descriptions and user reviews. Flip through screenshots. The Mac App Store keeps track of your apps and tells you when updates are available. Update one app at a time or all of them at once, and you’ll always have the latest versions.
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