Mac App Store
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The Mac App Store on OS X Yosemite
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Initial release | January 6, 2011 |
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2.2 / June 24, 2016
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Mac OS X Snow Leopard or newer |
| Platform | Mac |
| Type | Digital distribution |
| Website | www |
Mac App Store is a digital distribution platform for macOS applications, created by Apple Inc. The platform was announced on October 20, 2010, at Apple's "Back to the Mac" event. Apple began accepting app submissions from registered developers on November 3, 2010, in preparation for its launch.
It was released on January 6, 2011, as part of the free Mac OS X 10.6.6 update for all current Snow Leopard users. After 24 hours of release, Apple announced that there were over one million downloads.
Like iOS App Store, Mac App Store is regulated by Apple.
To submit an app for consideration, the developer (or his company) must be a member of the Apple Developer Program. As of July 2015, the membership fee is US$99.
Applications must be approved by Apple before becoming available on the store. Disallowed types of applications revealed by Apple include:
Since the opening of Mac App Store, Apple Inc. has increasingly used it as the primary means of distribution of its own in-house software products at the expense of Apple-branded software applications being sold at Apple Store locations. This position was perceivably increased with the July 2011 release of OS X Lion, which was the first release of OS X not sold in the form of DVD boxes which had been traditionally used to distribute the operating system at Apple Store.
This method limited the reach of distribution of the operating system to those who currently use OS X 10.6.6+, although other means offered by Apple after the release included a USB flash drive containing the operating system and a digital in-store download of the operating system through Apple Store locations.
This has also affected Apple's prior means of distribution through its own website, with the Downloads gallery being removed in July 2011 and replaced with links to the Mac App Store information page. However, it has not affected the Dashboard widget gallery, nor has it affected the Safari Extensions gallery, both of which remain online and web-based. Apple Support Download section also remains online, as it provides mostly security updates for current and older software applications and operating systems, many dating back to before 1998.
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