Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.6 with Mac App Store

[billb]

I tried to update 10.6.5 to 10.6.6 in order to......well
update, and it hung on the last 5% for over an hour.
I ended up having to download the Update in zip file
form. That worked.

I haven't down loaded any App's yet or even had an
in depth look at the App Store. So, tell me, when
you download an App. does it magically install on your
mac or does a zip file show up on your desktop. If you
have several Mac's must you down load the App. several
times, purchasing it each time? I, like most of y'all
have several Mac's and that could get expensive.

BTW, I was fine with the old way of finding and
downloading App's from Apple. I guess the App Store
will (may) attract new customers who are familiar
with the iTunes store model of purchasing things
from Apple.
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC

[TonyMontana]

You may use the downloaded app on any mac you own. However you must update to 10.6.6 on each mac to use it. This isn't good news for those people who still use the 10.5 OS.
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MacMini 2.0GHz C2D (2009)
MacMini 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
Dell Mini 10v *OSX 10.6.4*

[Bandit Bill]

[billb]

Ok, in the App Store on each App's page
you can click a link to visit the App's web
site. Sometimes you can download their
zip file for their App and sometimes
trying that just sends you back to the
App Store for a no zip file download
of their App.

That means sometimes you'll be able to
download the zip file and sometimes you
won't be able to. I guess I won't be getting
anything from the App Store unless I must
have a particular App and can't get it any
other way. I don't like buying an App. and
not getting a zip file. It took me a long time
to get over buying App's and not get
them on a CD or DVD.

I don't like buying an App. and not be able to
easily move it where I want. That feels kind of
Windowsey, if you know what I mean. It just
seems to add another layer of complexity
just to annoy you.

Am I being a jerk or just getting old? I'm not
to thrilled with the way Lion is looking either.
I guess I'm getting older and bitchier than
my dad........jeez!
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC

[Grover Time]

Talking about sending information out to Apple. How often does the app actually check for updates?

[TonyMontana]

[Grover Time]

[TonyMontana]

Sitting open I wouldn't think so.
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MacMini 2.0GHz C2D (2009)
MacMini 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
Dell Mini 10v *OSX 10.6.4*

[Grover Time]

[TonyMontana]

I personally don't know anyone who has monitored data transmission of one app just sitting open for any length of time. But I can tell you for a fact it does check upon opening the app and or the app store itself. I have also seen test where people moved the apps out of the Application folder and the App store still found them, implicating that is is doing a fairly thorough search of your hard drive.
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MacMini 2.0GHz C2D (2009)
MacMini 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
Dell Mini 10v *OSX 10.6.4*

[Grasshopper]

[billb]

SJ isn't an idiot. I will assume that
he made it possible for us to turn
the iOS feature off. I can't imagine
he would force EVERYONE into such
a drastic change. The Mac OS tends
to evolve.
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC