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Mac OS X 10.6.6 Introduces App Store

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there's-an-app-for-that dept.

Orome1 writes "Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.6 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. What's also very important in this release is the introduction of the long-awaited Mac App Store with more than 1,000 free and paid apps."

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  1. Innovation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apple "innovates" again and re-invents the package manager Linux has had for ages...

  2. Re:Didn't they learn from the Safari mess? by Tridus · · Score: 0, Troll

    PC users don't like that. Mac users will like whatever Steve Jobs tells them to like.

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  3. Re:I can't wait to buy things!!! by clang_jangle · · Score: 0, Troll

    When the decision is made to use proprietary software you have boarded the upgrade treadmill. "Stay current or become disenfranchised" is what you signed up for. Fortunately, FreeBSD and Linux run very well on many models of Macintosh.

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    Caveat Utilitor
  4. apple invents apt by beattie · · Score: 1, Troll

    Apple finally invented a shitty, drm'd version of apt! Hooray!