Re:Goodbye Mac App Store
by Razengan on Saturday March 11, 2017 @09:56AM
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Exactly. As a user, these are the reasons I prefer the [Mac/iOS] App Store, more or less in order of importance:
• On every new computer/device, I don't want to visit multiple sites and separately download every app that I use/prefer to keep available.
• Likewise for updates.
• I don't like obnoxious developers being "too smart"; There are things that I do not want apps to be able to do by default, on any of my devices, and I don't want you to attempt them unless I unambiguously allow each specific action.
• I prefer to look in one place for new apps and games.
• I prefer to link my payment and personal info to as few places as possibles.
However, I definitely agree that both the Mac and iOS App Stores suck at discoverability, the MAS especially so. It's baffling that such high profile storefronts are missing many basic filters in 2017.
• On every new computer/device, I don't want to visit multiple sites and separately download every app that I use/prefer to keep available.
• Likewise for updates.
• I don't like obnoxious developers being "too smart"; There are things that I do not want apps to be able to do by default, on any of my devices, and I don't want you to attempt them unless I unambiguously allow each specific action.
• I prefer to look in one place for new apps and games.
• I prefer to link my payment and personal info to as few places as possibles.
However, I definitely agree that both the Mac and iOS App Stores suck at discoverability, the MAS especially so. It's baffling that such high profile storefronts are missing many basic filters in 2017.