![]() This is another important move, as Apple is unlocking the previously bundled iLife (and iWork) suites. It was finding iMovie ’11 available for individual purchase. it’s like after they started airing “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” seven nights a week!). One other “oh, sweet” moments I had while perusing the App Store? No, it wasn’t Angry Birds (seriously, yawn much? it’s an okay game, but it’s time to move on. The new app automatically installs and adds itself to the dock – that’s it. Upon launching the user is required to sign in to their Apple account (probably the worst part of the experience, as it should just pull in iTunes account info), then they can download/install/run new software as effortlessly as they can on an iPhone/iPad. With the latest OS X upgrade, the App Store appears in the dock automatically. The App store fixes all of this, and fixes it well. And yes, even on OS X it’s a mess – why would I want to drag into the Applications folder? Why isn’t that automatically done? How do things get in the dock? Etc. The reality of the world is tons of folks are downloading, but the successful installation and execution of software on computers is an utter mess. Parent: I have no idea, fix it next time you come over. Parent: It always tells me its installing. Parent: Not sure, after I went to their website I never could get it to open. Parent: I don’t know, it’s just not on the computer, I don’t know why. Me: huh, why not? it’s pretty simple to use. This conversation should sound familiar to anyone under the age of 40 who has parents who use computers. It’s actually solving one of the biggest problems plaguing “typical” computer users – downloaded and installing software. Originally I assumed it was simply a dashboard-like interface for easily porting iOS apps to OS X. Apple today launched their “Mac App Store”, something I must admit I didn’t fully “get’ at first.
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