Mac App Store是苹果公司开发的OS X应用程式数位发布平台。该平台于2010年10月20日在苹果的“Back to the Mac”大会中宣布。123. The App Store (also known as the Mac App Store) is a digital distribution platform for macOS apps, created and maintained by Apple Inc. The platform was announced on October 20, 2010, at Apple's 'Back to the Mac' event. Apple began accepting app submissions from registered developers on November 3, 2010, in preparation for its launch. Mac App Store היא חנות האפליקציות של מערכת ההפעלה OS X שפותחה על ידי אפל. ההכרזה על חנות האפליקציות נערכה ב-20 באוקטובר 2010, באירוע 'Back to the Mac' של אפל.
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | January 6, 2011[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Mac OS X10.6.6 and later |
| Platform | Mac |
| Type | Digital distribution |
| Website | www.apple.com/mac/app-store |
The Mac App Store is an application that lets Apple Macintosh users download other applications ('apps') to their computer. In June 2013, the Mac App Store had more than 15,300 applications.
History[change | change source]
The store was announced by Apple on October 20, 2010 alongside OS X Lion.[1][2][3] People were able to send the apps they had made to Apple from November 3, 2010 so they would be included in the App Store when it was released.[4]
The Mac App Store was released on January 6, 2011 as an update to all users using the newest version of OS X.[1][2] After 24 hours of release, Apple announced that there was a total of more than one million downloads.[5] It launched with over 1000 programs on January 6, 2011, including Apple's own 'Work '09', 'iLife '11', 'Aperture' and apps made by other companies that were first made for the iPhone and iPad, such as Angry Birds, Flight Control, and Twitter for Mac.[2][6][7] Most of the apps were games. Angry Birds, a popular video game on the iOS App Store, was the number one paid app on the Mac App Store on the first day.[6]
Regulations[change | change source]
Before an app is added to the store, it is first checked by Apple to make sure it is a useful app and does not break any of the App Store rules. Apps in the store are not allowed to:
- Change the way macOS looks or works.
- Look different to the way a Mac app usually looks.
- Copy the purpose of one of Apple's apps.
- Copy software that is already in the store without improving it.
- Display pornographic material.
- Purposely stop working after a while (expire).
- Not work with the latest version of macOS.
- Be a trial, test, demo or beta (unfinished) version of the software.
- Reference a trademark without permission.
- Use Java (unless bundled into an app).
- Use PowerPC code requiring Rosetta.
Usage by Apple[change | change source]
Apple regularly uses the store to sell its own software. Some examples of software provided by Apple through the App Store are:
Wiki Mac App Store App
- OS X Updates - starting with OS X Lion, all OS X and Server updates have been sold through the App Store.
- iWork - Apple's productivity apps.
- iLife - Apps that allow users to store and edit photos, videos and music.
- iBooks Author - for users to create iBooks.
- Xcode - so people can make apps.
- Aperture - Apple's professional photo editing app.
- Final Cut Pro - Apple's professional video editing app.
- Logic Pro X - Apple's professional music editing app.
- Apple Remote Desktop - allows people to control their computer from any Mac.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
Mac App Store Wiki
- ↑ 1.01.11.2Darren Murph (December 6, 2010). 'Apple Mac App Store: open for business starting January 6'. Engadget. AOL. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ↑ 2.02.12.2Muchmore, Michael (January 6, 2011). 'Apple's Mac App Store: Hands On'. PC Magazine. PC Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑AppleInsider Staff (October 20, 2010). 'Apple's new Mac App Store coming to Snow Leopard within 90 days'. AppleInsider.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ↑Mac App Store Review (November 3, 2010). 'Apple Now Accepting Submissions For The Mac App Store'. MacAppStoreReview.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ↑Apple Inc. (January 7, 2011). 'Mac App Store Downloads Top One Million in First Day'. Press release. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/01/07macappstore.html. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ 6.06.1Frommer, Dan (January 6, 2011). 'Surprise, Surprise: 'Angry Birds' Already The #1 Paid Mac App'. Silicon Alley Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑Gravilux: An iPad App Moves to the Desktop via the New Mac App Store, prMac, January 6, 2011
