Shack PSA: App Store Now Available for Mac
Currently, the top titles on the iTunes-style application include Angry Birds for $4.99 (50% off for a limited time), Chopper 2 for $1 (80% off for a limited time), and Flight Control HD for $4.99. A total of nearly 100 games are listed as of the time of this writing. Also, much like iTunes, the Mac App Store will notify users of updates to their purchased applications and make updating extremely easy. Purchases are tied to a user's Apple ID, which is already used to buy items from the iTunes store.
Whether you'll get as much use out of the application as you do the Mac version of Steam is up to you, but it's good to see a little more organization (and a detailed database) added to Mac's numerous non-gaming applications.
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daggot
replyAnd thus the end begins. This will likely put a big nail into the retail distribution of software.
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Because the 500 mac gamers who never had anywhere to buy retail games from before will now be able to buy online? ;-)
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Lol. Yeah, it's the whole idea of bringing that iPhone app to the desktop that will piss off retailers. They screamed when digital distribution started on expansions for EQ & WoW. This will only send them over the edge. But, honestly, there isn't really advantage to retail any longer. Unless you just want the cool toy or whatever other crap they throw in the box. Oh, unless you collect boxes.
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Outside of Apple stores, where in retail do you ever find Mac games/apps?
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