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Mac App Store

Apple's online store for downloading paid and free Mac OS X applications from third-party developers and from Apple. The Mac App Store provides a convenient venue for developers to publish for...

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Definition: Mac App Store

Apple's online store for downloading paid and free Mac OS X applications from third-party developers and from Apple. The Mac App Store provides a convenient venue for developers to publish for the Mac computer market. Launched in January 2011, it was added to the Snow Leopard operating system.

Like the Apple App Store
The Mac App Store is like the Apple App Store for iDevices with the same 70/30 revenue split. Submitted software is evaluated for compliance before it is made available to the public, and users can download all updated apps with one click. See online app store and Apple App Store.


Mac App Store

A Similar Procedure
Installing apps from the Mac App Store and the iTunes Store is similar. As the popular Angry Birds games are downloading, the blue bar shows their progress.





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  • Mac games get a shot in the arm from iOS

    With the advent of the Mac App Store, games which started their lives on iOS have been trickling on to the Mac. Ease of porting and a simple, Apple-managed distribution system built in to...

    Blog posts | April 8, 2011 10:12am PDT

  • Apple Design Awards to allow Mac apps again - from the Mac App Store, anyway

    Is the decision to limit Apple Design Awards to Mac App Store products another sign of draconian Apple enforcing a "walled garden" around its business? No. After all, there were no Mac app awards...

    Blog posts | March 28, 2011 8:07am PDT

  • The Mac App Store: Evaluating the pros and cons

    Guest post: TechRepublic's Vincent Danen, a member of works on the Red Hat Security Response Team, a Linux developer and veteran Mac user, weighs in on the pros and cons of the Mac App Store.

    Blog posts | January 21, 2011 3:46am PST

  • Apple's Mac App Store ready for lift-off

    With the launch, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the company aims to replicate the success of its mobile App Store.

    Blog posts | December 16, 2010 5:58am PST

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