“The Mac App Store is today celebrating its first anniversary,” MacNN reports.
“At first the storefront was only accessible through a Snow Leopard update; access has since been built into OS X Lion, which itself was originally made available as a Mac App Store download,” MacNN reports. “In mid-December announced that it had surpassed 100 million downloads at the store, not including app updates or even Lion sales.”
MacNN reports, “AppShopper notes that the Mac App Store has reached over 8,900 available apps.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: A year ago tomorrow, Steve Jobs was “amazed at the incredible response” the day after the Mac App Store opened for business. We miss you, Steve.
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I note that Apple, or whoever actually runs the Mac App Store, has attempted to get up-to-date with app version. About fracking time! You can now download the Lion compatible versions of the Amazon Kindle App. Wow. 😉
Sadly, the staff there remain the same old drones who also run the iTunes Store, about the calibre one expects from minimum wage kids. 😯
Taking improvements into account, I hereby raise my personal rating of the Mac App Store from zero apples to two apples.
My wishes for 2012:
1) A better written, faster and more reliable App Store app.
2) Improved staffing quality.
3) Better knowledge within the app of what you already have installed on your Mac.
4) A Wish List feature, just like the one in the iTunes app.
5) A special section dedicated to Open Source apps and utilities with an effort to make it comprehensive.
Derek Currie is an idiot.
I miss you, too, Steve.
I Concur!
Mac App Store does not “celebrate” anything. There are no press-releases or any special promotions and gifts.
iLifeTouch has 51 apps on the Mac App store the most of any developer. Amazing to be part of the buzz.
My wish for the App Store:
1) Demos: being able to check out software before handing over the dosh.
Not too much to ask is it?
I concur. The only good thing is that I can usually click the developer link and go get a demo version that way to see if it is worth buying.
We Do Miss You Steve! Long live Apple and the incredible team you put together that pushes the technological envelope and puts quality ahead of monetary gain. And no, I don’t feel guilty about believing in you and Apple in becoming wealthy investing in your foresight. Long Live STEVE. We’ll never forget you or your passion.
Since it was launched, I’ve gotten 45 apps that I thought I wouldn’t need, but have turned out surprisingly useful. Some were paid, others free…
🙂 Thanks, Steve, for bringing us this app store 🙂 Rest in Peace.
Hope, the Mac-Appstore will pick up some growth speed and become larger in App size!
However, 8.900 Apps for the Mac is a good status quo, given that most developers seem to focus on iPhone and iPad Apps.
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