AppStories

The Mac App Store’s Problems

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The Mac App Store has fallen behind the iOS App Store. Federico and John discuss the Store’s problems and consider how Apple might address them.

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      • Links and Show Notes
      Background
      • Mac exploit lets you change App Store preferences with any password
      • Mac App Store: Year Two
      • Five Years of Mac App Store
        • Design Issues
        • The Mac App Store in 2014 (via Unauthoritative Pronouncements):
          • the Mac App Store in 2018:
            • Bugs
            • What to Do When the Mac App Store App Just Spins and Spins
            • No One Minding the Mac App Store
            • Michael Tsai on Twitter
              • Developer Issues
              • Making More Outside the Mac App Store
              • BBEdit Leaving the Mac App Store
                • Follow us on Twitter
                • AppStories
                • Federico Viticci
                • John Voorhees
                  • ...more
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