| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | January 6, 2011[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Mac OS X10.6.6 and later |
| Platform | Mac |
| Type | Digital distribution |
| Website | www.apple.com/mac/app-store |
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The Mac App Store is an application that lets Apple Macintosh users download other applications ('apps') to their computer. In June 2013, the Mac App Store had more than 15,300 applications.
History[change | change source]
The store was announced by Apple on October 20, 2010 alongside OS X Lion.[1][2][3] People were able to send the apps they had made to Apple from November 3, 2010 so they would be included in the App Store when it was released.[4]
The Mac App Store was released on January 6, 2011 as an update to all users using the newest version of OS X.[1][2] After 24 hours of release, Apple announced that there was a total of more than one million downloads.[5] It launched with over 1000 programs on January 6, 2011, including Apple's own 'Work '09', 'iLife '11', 'Aperture' and apps made by other companies that were first made for the iPhone and iPad, such as Angry Birds, Flight Control, and Twitter for Mac.[2][6][7] Most of the apps were games. Angry Birds, a popular video game on the iOS App Store, was the number one paid app on the Mac App Store on the first day.[6]
Regulations[change | change source]
Before an app is added to the store, it is first checked by Apple to make sure it is a useful app and does not break any of the App Store rules. Apps in the store are not allowed to:
- Mac App Store apps aren’t wrapped in digital-rights management software, really. In fact, copy protection is not mandatory on Mac App Store apps. Developers can add an identity check if they.
- What is Keychain Access on Mac? Keychain Access is a macOS app that stores your passwords and account information and reduces the number of passwords you have to remember and manage. When you access a website, email account, network server, or other password-protected item, you may be given the option to remember or save the password.
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- Change the way macOS looks or works.
- Look different to the way a Mac app usually looks.
- Copy the purpose of one of Apple's apps.
- Copy software that is already in the store without improving it.
- Display pornographic material.
- Purposely stop working after a while (expire).
- Not work with the latest version of macOS.
- Be a trial, test, demo or beta (unfinished) version of the software.
- Reference a trademark without permission.
- Use Java (unless bundled into an app).
- Use PowerPC code requiring Rosetta.
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Usage by Apple[change | change source]
Apple regularly uses the store to sell its own software. Some examples of software provided by Apple through the App Store are:
- OS X Updates - starting with OS X Lion, all OS X and Server updates have been sold through the App Store.
- iWork - Apple's productivity apps.
- iLife - Apps that allow users to store and edit photos, videos and music.
- iBooks Author - for users to create iBooks.
- Xcode - so people can make apps.
- Aperture - Apple's professional photo editing app.
- Final Cut Pro - Apple's professional video editing app.
- Logic Pro X - Apple's professional music editing app.
- Apple Remote Desktop - allows people to control their computer from any Mac.
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.01.11.2Darren Murph (December 6, 2010). 'Apple Mac App Store: open for business starting January 6'. Engadget. AOL. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ↑ 2.02.12.2Muchmore, Michael (January 6, 2011). 'Apple's Mac App Store: Hands On'. PC Magazine. PC Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑AppleInsider Staff (October 20, 2010). 'Apple's new Mac App Store coming to Snow Leopard within 90 days'. AppleInsider.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ↑Mac App Store Review (November 3, 2010). 'Apple Now Accepting Submissions For The Mac App Store'. MacAppStoreReview.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ↑Apple Inc. (January 7, 2011). 'Mac App Store Downloads Top One Million in First Day'. Press release. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/01/07macappstore.html. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ 6.06.1Frommer, Dan (January 6, 2011). 'Surprise, Surprise: 'Angry Birds' Already The #1 Paid Mac App'. Silicon Alley Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑Gravilux: An iPad App Moves to the Desktop via the New Mac App Store, prMac, January 6, 2011