Mac App Store first impressions of iPhoneate
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Hello iPhone user, we've already had the opportunity to make purchases in the new Mac App Store and we're sharing our first impressions and details with you in case you want to know a little more about this new Apple release.
As you can probably imagine, the structure of the Mac App Store is very similar to the App Store on Apple's portable devices. In this case, we compared and looked at applications in the Mac App Store of Mexico. Good news: it's already optimized for different countries, something that didn't happen at the App Store launch, when we had to wait for it to arrive in Mexico.
We can find free and paid applications; a pleasant surprise was finding the official Twitter account for free, as well as Evernote, Stuffit (the Winrar for Mac), and SketchBook Express (the Mac version of the well-known SketchBook Pro), all of which are free.
The purchase process is through your iTunes account. Simply enter your email and password, and as usual, you can add funds using iTunes Gift Cards or a credit card. The process is generally the same: choose an app and download it, whether it's free or purchased. A menu will appear for downloading, and it will automatically be added to your Dock on your desktop so you can track its progress. The application is saved directly to your Mac's Applications folder.
Among the paid applications we find everything from the well-known games Angry Birds and Flight Control, to useful applications such as the iWork suite (Pages, Numbers & Keynote) & iLife among the highlights, in addition to other photography, editing and design applications.
From now on, our app updates will be released via the Mac App Store. And in case you were wondering, you'll be able to download the program to all your devices, whether it's a MacBook, iMac, MacBook Pro, etc. The one-time purchase model for all your devices remains in place. App updates are free, and when they're available, they'll appear in the Updates menu.
You'll never need serial numbers or activation codes to register your apps again, just your iTunes ID and password. The app icon always stays in the dock, but if you don't want it, you can easily drag it out to remove it and access the app from your Mac's Applications folder.
And of course, here's the Angry Birds image for Mac:
(Error 100 in Appstore)
Some Bugs:
You may encounter an error when attempting to download the app from your Mac App Store. This is due to the store being overloaded, so we recommend restarting your computer and trying again, or closing and reopening the App Store until it accepts the download. Alternatively, you can check your iTunes account from the Store menu in the menu bar at the top to review the purchase terms.
