Try telling that to Apple. Consumers had been downloading software off the internet for more than a decade, and along comes Apple, puts a bunch of "apps" in one

Try telling that to Apple. Consumers had been downloading software off the internet for more than a decade, and along comes Apple, puts a bunch of "apps" in one place, takes a huge cut, and totally changes the industry. Note: The iOS App Store is somewhat different, in that Apple started with a really popular hardware device, then said "if you want to make this thing useful you have to buy from us". But the Mac App Store seems to be doing pretty well too, and thats a much better comparison.