Apple has announced that the new Mac App Store that they launched on Thursdays, has seen over one million downloads within it’s first day of business. Here’s an excerpt from their announcement: pple today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in the first day. With more than […]
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Mac App Store Sees 1 Million Downloads in First 24 Hours

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Apple has announced that the new Mac App Store that they launched on Thursdays, has seen over one million downloads within it’s first day of business.
Here’s an excerpt from their announcement:

pple today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in the first day. With more than 1,000 free and paid apps, the Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, so you can find great new apps, buy them using your iTunes account, download and install them in just one step.

“We’re amazed at the incredible response the Mac App Store is getting,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Developers have done a great job bringing apps to the store and users are loving how easy and fun the Mac App Store is.”

Think about it, one million downloads, over a 1000 apps at launch. The Mac App Store is going to be a huge hit it seems, and looks as if it’s poised to do the same for Mac apps that the App Store did for iOS devices.

If you’re an existing Mac or iOS developer and looking to get your app on the Mac App Store, Apple has more information here on their developer site.

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