No - Strange logic YOU have there if you can't see the writing on the wall. Trust me, "OPTIONAL" will last a year or two. By the time Lion's successor comes out, all software will have to be approved by Steve...
Pathetic,.,,,
Think how many companies allow download sales from their own web sites. You are assuming too much here in thinking the Mac app store will become the only way.
I really don't like that Apple knows how much money my company makes and which client has my application. They may not check the clients computer, but this way they still know what is going on.
So don't use the Apple App Store as one of your distribution outlets. It's your choice. Just make a decision and say why. Complaining about it is a waste of bandwidth and oxygen.
Not to mention it keeps Leopard or even Tiger systems out of the loop.
If you aren't on Snow Lepoard either you are in a administered walled network and the App Store isn't an option anyway, or you aren't a current Apple customer.
You really can't complain about a new feature two OS revs down the road as not being backward compatible, making the Tiger argument terminally weak. And not forking over a whole $29 for Snow Lepoard if you had the choice means you choose not to buy, making you a former customer. Apple has the duty to keep your OS software updated for bugs and security over 5-7 years, but not to add features for free.
The app store for Macs was the next logical step and also the worst thing that could happen.
It will cause Apple to reject many apps that do nothing wrong other than not fit with current partnerships.
Too much control. It is more monopolistic than MS ever was.
You don't know anything about that, and you didn't listen if you didn't hear Jobs say that this wouldn't be the only to get apps.
This is much more a consumer way of getting apps. If a developer doesn't want in on this, they don't have to be. I imagine that this will be great for small developers who have problems getting distribution and coverage.
I don't expect to get CS6 this way, but who knows?
Optional is good for now but is a step where down the road not just Apple but everything will be locked down and all your purchases will be from the clowd.
Guess that's progress for you and like anything else has it's pro's and cons.
No - Strange logic YOU have there if you can't see the writing on the wall. Trust me, "OPTIONAL" will last a year or two. By the time Lion's successor comes out, all software will have to be approved by Steve...
Pathetic,.,,,
You can imagine all you like, but that doesn't mean it will come true.
Never say anything extreme in such a definite way, it will come back to bite you.
Optional is good for now but is a step where down the road not just Apple but everything will be locked down and all your purchases will be from the clowd.
Guess that's progress for you and like anything else has it's pro's and cons.
That is why I have and will continue to use CNET's download.com. I think I am running Leopard 10.5. The App store is just another source.
Well, there you have it. Steve Jobs has seized full control over your user experience. Thus ends the best computing experience in existance. It was good while it lasted.
From now on you will do exactly what Steve Jobs wants you to do. No porn, no reading of any magazines that do not meet Jobs' and Gore's political agendas, no watching of any content that doesn't come from iTunes or Netflix. And I would expect that partnership to go by the wayside eventually since Apple can't partner with anyone for very long.
No flash, no matte screen, no software unless Apple approved. Terrible.
Although I'm sure all of you will love it since you're basking in the glow of the reality distortion field.
Oh well. Back to Windows and Android.
Sigh! The usual unobservant and illogical comments from one of our few resident trolls. Nice to see you again.
You don't know anything about that, and you didn't listen if you didn't hear Jobs say that this wouldn't be the only to get apps.
This is much more a consumer way of getting apps. If a developer doesn't want in on this, they don't have to be. I imagine that this will be great for small developers who have problems getting distribution and coverage.
I don't expect to get CS6 this way, but who knows?
^------- This.
The desktop world is much more dynamic. There are developers that do special pricing depending on the client's needs. They won't want their software on a central place for a static price. This isn't going to change, especially in the industrial world.
I would be royally pissed if I had to distribute my apps via one cluttered area. I make a living off of my apps, and I want to have control over that. Therefor, I need to market them myself and push them as much as I can. Being tied down to a cluttered central area, could spell doom even for a great application.
The app store for Macs was the next logical step and also the worst thing that could happen.
It will cause Apple to reject many apps that do nothing wrong other than not fit with current partnerships.
Too much control. It is more monopolistic than MS ever was.
Every store has the right to reject apps. The difference between this and the iOS App store is you can still get whatever your heart desires anywhere else.
I see the potential for Apple to make quite a bit by the value added of "vetting" and "providing" trust that the software isn't malware allowed to run free. Devs that sell under that umbrella may make more overall if Apple can convince the masses that buying shareware someplace via an aggregator site with payPal carries a higher risk. And if Devs don't have to worry about storefronts and licensing it can be seen as a time-based win for them too.
Well, there you have it. Steve Jobs has seized full control over your user experience. Thus ends the best computing experience in existance. It was good while it lasted.
From now on you will do exactly what Steve Jobs wants you to do. No porn, no reading of any magazines that do not meet Jobs' and Gore's political agendas, no watching of any content that doesn't come from iTunes or Netflix. And I would expect that partnership to go by the wayside eventually since Apple can't partner with anyone for very long.
No flash, no matte screen, no software unless Apple approved. Terrible.
Although I'm sure all of you will love it since you're basking in the glow of the reality distortion field.
Oh well. Back to Windows and Android.
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Originally Posted by melgross
Sigh! The usual unobservant and illogical comments from one of our few resident trolls. Nice to see you again.
I'll go farther. He's lying, in the form of making stuff up to suit his personal agenda. He isn't saying these things are possible and people should be vigilant, he is saying it is done. That crosses a line.
It's comforting to know that the trolls never sleep. They bring us news of doom and gloom, warning us of the dangerous plots that dangerous men like Jobs scheme up to stifle our our constitutional rights. And all the time, the trolls also exercise our ignore lists. Oh, now they DO exercise out ignore lists. Thank you Blackintosh, et al! You and the teabaggers are the REAL American heros!
Steve actually went out of his way to say "It's not the ONLY way". He probably said this just to comfort those who thought they might be making the app store the only way to distribute apps.
So stop worrying, people. Apple even went out of their way to tell us they weren't doing this.
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No - Strange logic YOU have there if you can't see the writing on the wall. Trust me, "OPTIONAL" will last a year or two. By the time Lion's successor comes out, all software will have to be approved by Steve...
Pathetic,.,,,
Think how many companies allow download sales from their own web sites. You are assuming too much here in thinking the Mac app store will become the only way.
I really don't like that Apple knows how much money my company makes and which client has my application. They may not check the clients computer, but this way they still know what is going on.
So don't use the Apple App Store as one of your distribution outlets. It's your choice. Just make a decision and say why. Complaining about it is a waste of bandwidth and oxygen.
They are used to people paying for "major" updates.
With the app store model, they probably cannot do that anymore.
Not to mention it keeps Leopard or even Tiger systems out of the loop.
If you aren't on Snow Lepoard either you are in a administered walled network and the App Store isn't an option anyway, or you aren't a current Apple customer.
You really can't complain about a new feature two OS revs down the road as not being backward compatible, making the Tiger argument terminally weak. And not forking over a whole $29 for Snow Lepoard if you had the choice means you choose not to buy, making you a former customer. Apple has the duty to keep your OS software updated for bugs and security over 5-7 years, but not to add features for free.
Hate to say I told you so...
But I told you so...
The app store for Macs was the next logical step and also the worst thing that could happen.
It will cause Apple to reject many apps that do nothing wrong other than not fit with current partnerships.
Too much control. It is more monopolistic than MS ever was.
You don't know anything about that, and you didn't listen if you didn't hear Jobs say that this wouldn't be the only to get apps.
This is much more a consumer way of getting apps. If a developer doesn't want in on this, they don't have to be. I imagine that this will be great for small developers who have problems getting distribution and coverage.
I don't expect to get CS6 this way, but who knows?
Optional is good for now but is a step where down the road not just Apple but everything will be locked down and all your purchases will be from the clowd.
Guess that's progress for you and like anything else has it's pro's and cons.
That's your assumption.
No - Strange logic YOU have there if you can't see the writing on the wall. Trust me, "OPTIONAL" will last a year or two. By the time Lion's successor comes out, all software will have to be approved by Steve...
Pathetic,.,,,
You can imagine all you like, but that doesn't mean it will come true.
Never say anything extreme in such a definite way, it will come back to bite you.
Optional is good for now but is a step where down the road not just Apple but everything will be locked down and all your purchases will be from the clowd.
Guess that's progress for you and like anything else has it's pro's and cons.
That is why I have and will continue to use CNET's download.com. I think I am running Leopard 10.5. The App store is just another source.
Well, there you have it. Steve Jobs has seized full control over your user experience. Thus ends the best computing experience in existance. It was good while it lasted.
From now on you will do exactly what Steve Jobs wants you to do. No porn, no reading of any magazines that do not meet Jobs' and Gore's political agendas, no watching of any content that doesn't come from iTunes or Netflix. And I would expect that partnership to go by the wayside eventually since Apple can't partner with anyone for very long.
No flash, no matte screen, no software unless Apple approved. Terrible.
Although I'm sure all of you will love it since you're basking in the glow of the reality distortion field.
Oh well. Back to Windows and Android.
Sigh! The usual unobservant and illogical comments from one of our few resident trolls. Nice to see you again.
You don't know anything about that, and you didn't listen if you didn't hear Jobs say that this wouldn't be the only to get apps.
This is much more a consumer way of getting apps. If a developer doesn't want in on this, they don't have to be. I imagine that this will be great for small developers who have problems getting distribution and coverage.
I don't expect to get CS6 this way, but who knows?
^------- This.
The desktop world is much more dynamic. There are developers that do special pricing depending on the client's needs. They won't want their software on a central place for a static price. This isn't going to change, especially in the industrial world.
I would be royally pissed if I had to distribute my apps via one cluttered area. I make a living off of my apps, and I want to have control over that. Therefor, I need to market them myself and push them as much as I can. Being tied down to a cluttered central area, could spell doom even for a great application.
Oh well. Back to Windows and Android.
So long, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.
Hate to say I told you so...
But I told you so...
The app store for Macs was the next logical step and also the worst thing that could happen.
It will cause Apple to reject many apps that do nothing wrong other than not fit with current partnerships.
Too much control. It is more monopolistic than MS ever was.
Every store has the right to reject apps. The difference between this and the iOS App store is you can still get whatever your heart desires anywhere else.
I see the potential for Apple to make quite a bit by the value added of "vetting" and "providing" trust that the software isn't malware allowed to run free. Devs that sell under that umbrella may make more overall if Apple can convince the masses that buying shareware someplace via an aggregator site with payPal carries a higher risk. And if Devs don't have to worry about storefronts and licensing it can be seen as a time-based win for them too.
Well, there you have it. Steve Jobs has seized full control over your user experience. Thus ends the best computing experience in existance. It was good while it lasted.
From now on you will do exactly what Steve Jobs wants you to do. No porn, no reading of any magazines that do not meet Jobs' and Gore's political agendas, no watching of any content that doesn't come from iTunes or Netflix. And I would expect that partnership to go by the wayside eventually since Apple can't partner with anyone for very long.
No flash, no matte screen, no software unless Apple approved. Terrible.
Although I'm sure all of you will love it since you're basking in the glow of the reality distortion field.
Oh well. Back to Windows and Android.
Sigh! The usual unobservant and illogical comments from one of our few resident trolls. Nice to see you again.
I'll go farther. He's lying, in the form of making stuff up to suit his personal agenda. He isn't saying these things are possible and people should be vigilant, he is saying it is done. That crosses a line.
Hate to say I told you so...
But I told you so...
The app store for Macs was the next logical step and also the worst thing that could happen.
It will cause Apple to reject many apps that do nothing wrong other than not fit with current partnerships.
Too much control. It is more monopolistic than MS ever was.
But its not the only place to buy Mac software AND the Mac is an open system. Please get back under your tinfoil hat.
The Mac App store sounds good. Just like djsherly said, its like Steam for apps.
Wow! Are some people just a tad alarmist?
Total paranoids, i guess.
So stop worrying, people. Apple even went out of their way to tell us they weren't doing this.