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In honor of the "sandboxalypse," or the day that Apple started imposing sandboxing rules on the Mac App Store, I thought it would be interesting to see how Mac OS X Hints readers use the Mac App Store. Head over to our new poll about the Mac App Store and software purchases.
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New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
Clearly, your poll results so far show that quite a large number of users are buying their stuff exclusively from the Mac App Store, and the majority at least some or most of it. This really puzzles me and I would very much like to know why people find the App Store so great.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
One purchase, unlimited installs on every computer in your home that uses your AppleID.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
At first I didn't like the idea of the App Store, but now I'm almost entirely switched over and I'm pretty reluctant to buy an app that isn't in the store.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
Your points are well taken, thank you!
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
I'd also recommend the addition of tabs, to allow users to get more details on an app(s) that they may be interested in purchasing, or to compare different apps when looking for a particular type of app. The storefront/home/search tab should obviously always be available as the first tab.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
It will be interesting to see how the sandboxing affects ordinary Mac users. I can see some getting annoyed if their favourite app stops being available or loses functionality. Early days yet though and will will have to wait and see what Mountain Lion brings us. With WWDC on the horizon that will bring us news and information too.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
I have doing everything I can to move away from Apple's stores. As a developer I have multiple computers and my MacPro has six installs of OS X, but Apple doesn't get it and just getting FREE XCode I get hosed trying to install on my other installs or needing to reinstall get blocked saying you have that already. i contact Apple support and they don't seem to know what a developer is and multiple installs and just you got it go away. This is free software I hate to think what happens to people with paid software.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
There's not enough info in your comment to know for sure if this is the issue but this may help...
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
I don't think your suggestion to "boot on whatever volume you want to install apps on, and then unmount the other volumes before going to the App Store" is realistic to the comment above. Would YOU really boot six times to simply update all your Apps from the App Store?
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
It works in Snow Leopard (10.6.8).
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
The app store is not set up for the Enterprise. All titles are licensed to the individual not the corporation. It is great to get cheap applications and the flexibility that goes with them but when my users leave, so do our purchases. Unless I buy every app ten at a time, we have no recourse. Apple does not understand the Enterprise and doesn't seem to really care.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
I personally purchase as much of my software from Apple's Mac App Store. - I like the fact that it provides less of a carbon foot print (greener) way of buying software. I hate purchasing software in Box / DVD, CD/ and the box being huge nothing but a waste of resources. I like the fact I can login with my account and re-download that software when I move to a new Mac. As for Sandboxing, I am all for it. Too many developers get away with craping programing only to leave us open to hacking etc. I.e. Microsoft camp. Apple in my opinion is taking a great risk and great approach to end-user security. It may not be 100% fool proof but at least they are in fact doing something about and not waiting for third parties to fix the issue.
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
Over 3.5% of people don't buy software? Are the using computers for doorstops? What's the deal with that?
New poll: Mac App Store and software purchases
The only software I "buy" from the App Store is Apple software e.g. XCode, and that only because Apple forces me to. |
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