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As long as the App Store isn't the only way to put software on my Mac, sounds like a great idea to me. That will be in Lion + 1. Gotta warm the users up to it,
by bconway 16y ago
As long as the App Store isn't the only way to put software on my Mac, sounds like a great idea to me.
That will be in Lion + 1. Gotta warm the users up to it, first.
- richbradshaw 16y agoI'd be incredibly surprised - being able to compile form source is kind of vital for many users.
- lzw 16y agoPeople assume apple wants absolute control. They don't. They want absolutely great user experiences. Personal Computers are a different category from mobile devices. Apple keeps your mobile device safe, but lets you browse any website you want, because the damage is minimal. On your computer, apple lets you do whatever you want.
- bconway 16y agoApple keeps your mobile device safe Which sounds like a pretty good selling point for future Macs, no?
- lzw 16y agoThey are a different class of product. I would not be surprised for apple to allow a parental control to lock a given mac down to just appstore apps. This is a nice feature. Since steve jobs explicitly said this is not going to be the only way to install software, all this speculation is dishonest. The funny thing is, he shouldn't have had to say that. You should know apple well enough (Rather than listen to the nonsense from the nondevelopers who are bosting page views by bashing apple) to know that apple would never force people to only buy mac software via the appstore.