Mac App Store Opens for Business
By P. J. Connolly
The Mac App Store debuted on Thursday, Jan. 6, providing a new way for developers who focus on Mac OS X applications to sell their wares online, in exchange for Apple taking a 30 percent cut of the proceeds. But the Mac App Store as it exists is going to run into the same problem that we’ve found with the iTunes App Store; as the number of available applications grows, the store becomes increasingly difficult to browse, and is exponentially less useful with every month that passes. Although Apple will undoubtedly call the Mac App Store a success, it’s disappointing to see that the company hasn’t learned from its earlier efforts.
