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[...] "investigation in progress", so let's hope the support team's scripts improve radically, and soon.From 2009: why Apple will have a Mac App Store >> Ian BetteridgeAs he put it, months ahead of its announcement by Apple, because it would be more convenient, and [...]

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By: Chris - LG

Chris - LG — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:08:47 +0000

I was a PC user for many years and have only relatively recently switched to using macs. I was, initially, very resistant to the idea of a closed environment, believing as I did in the value of open platform development. For every odd little task I wanted to perform on my PC it seemed some third party had developed an app that could do it for me. However, I now realise that for every task on my Mac that I can’t necessarily do exactly as I did on my PC, I would have spent many many hours faffing around installing and uninstalling apps on my PC. Personally, I welcome the idea of an app store if this trend continues.

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:22:29 +0000

You know, the more that I think about it, the more I think it might happen sooner.

By: Danny (from Scotland)

Danny (from Scotland) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:20:35 +0000

Will it take five+ years for Apple to create a Mac App Store? In the bracketed comments in the ‘Switching’ article, you wrote that you did not think it would happen in the next five years. For what it is worth, my guess is that this is likely to happen rather sooner. Why? Because the three key parties involved – apps buyers, developers, and Apple – all have a lot to gain. Focusing on Apple – because Apple would have to do something to make this happen: they can set their cut to ensure they recover their costs or even generate a small income, they can enforce use of their developer tools/ practices – with all the gains that brings, e.g. for when they next change the Mac CPU – they can improve the customer experience, and, as you emphasise, they can increase security. So now the model is out there and has been shown to work well on the iPhone, why not push ahead with this? Are there any reasons you had in mind why this is something that is not likely to happen sooner rather than later? (And, by the way, thanks for two very interesting posts.)

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:25:13 +0000

I can totally understand that, Simon. It’s as convenient for developers as it is for consumers.

By: Simon Strandgaard

Simon Strandgaard — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:21:28 +0000

I have spend many nights on making payment system, license system, creating homepages, registering on download sites. Every developer does these tasks. With an appstore most of these tasks can be eliminated and this will free much precious time. I welcome an appstore.