“Sam Soffes, the developer behind the new Redacted for Mac shares the number of downloads that the app had, while being the 8th top paid app in the US and top paid in app in Graphics category,” Stephen Hackett writes for 512 Pixels.
It’s pretty nuts that 59 sales is top paid on the Mac App Store in the US.
“Ouch,” Hackett writes. “I think it may be time for Apple to take a long, hard look at the Mac App Store and either invest in it and woo back developers (and customers) or just shutter the thing.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: We barely use the thing. The problem is that it’s an app, among many apps, and we only ever really use it when it pops up after we hit “Software Update” in the Apple Menu. Sometimes, rarely, we launch it to see what’s on there, but it seems, uh… less than vibrant.
For longtime Mac users, the Mac App Store is an afterthought, if it’s thought of at all. It’s like Dashboard. We know, vaguely, that it’s there, but, seriously, who really gives a shit? (Frequent users of Dashboard, please, no need to chime in. Just substitute Dashboard with something you never use on the Mac. You know, like Launchpad.)
New Mac users, do you use the Mac App Store with any regularity?
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I love the Mac App Store. It’s the first place I look when I need to find an app.
That being said, I don’t install nearly as many junk apps on my Mac as I do on my iPhone. Additionally, while can tolerate some iOS with in-app purchases, I have zero tolerance for them on my Macs.
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So . . . If YOU don’t use it, it should be disabled? Egomania!
I love the Mac App Store. No malware, easier updates, easy to set up a new Mac, no registration issues, no serial numbers, no giving your credit card to 3rd parties you might not trust, no giving your email address away to potential spammers, reviews from users… It’s all great!
Unfortunately many developers have pulled out. I’d like to see Apple change the policies that chased developers away and then woo them back in a major way.
Alternatively, what they could do is double down on the restrictions of the App Store while allowing Apple Pay as a way to purchase 3rd party apps outside of the Mac App Store.
Frankly, it sucks. I use it for software updates. That’s all.
The Mac app store has a lot of marginal software, is not good for discovery and now allows wallet mining apps (in app purchases designed to be rent collection for games).
App store purchases include: Pixelmator, 1 Password, Aperture, SoundSoap, PDF Pro, SketchBook Pro, PDF Squeezer, Game Pad Companion.
The Mac App Store also needs to allow for demo installs.
I’ve been using Macs since 1992, and the Mac App store is always my first stop when looking for a program for mine. 🙂
It’s where I first go to see if the app I want is available there. If not then off the internet but always the Mac App Store first as I trust it
The problem is that there is so much fantastic software, both online and off, that you don’t need to buy software all the time. Sorry.
lolz. maybe it’s because Redacted is about the stupidest app i’ve ever seen & you can do what it does with just about ANY word processing or photo editing app available. Seriously, you’re judging the whole VALUE OF THE MAC APP STORE ON THIS RETARDED APP?!?!?!?!?!?!
There’s too many “junk apps” on the App Store. Everything that I use isn’t even there:
– World of Warcraft
– Hearthstone
– Steam
– Microsoft Office
– Adobe Photoshop
– OpenOffice
– Wirecast
– ScreenFlow
I’ve hardly every used an App from the App Store, and I’ve never paid for anything through it, ever.