I didnt say you need to be excited, did I? What i cant understand is the pointless complaint you have against it.
Nice semantical deflection. The same software I had no problem buying yesterday is now available with more strings attached.
Your effort has been a lot worse in that case. Yes it is now a lot more convenient to find it, lot more safer to pay for it, lot more easier to keep track of the updates, lot more easier to re-download it, lot more easier to share it my multiple macs. I see quite a few useless strings with it now. Thanks for the eye opener.. Not.
Now I don't understand your implications. Are you trying to convince me that I should like the new App Store or are you just offended that I don't?
I reviewed our previous posts and you appear to be responding emotionally. I don't care about this issue as much as you so I'm sorry for raining on your parade. Enjoy your new store.
Wow. There's more of the emotional response I was talking about. Care to explain what you think you were saying? Because, if you did have a point, it was lost among passive aggressive insults.
sigh HOW EXACTLY DOES DRM AFFECT THE AVERAGE MAC USER USING THE MAC APPSTORE. Sorry about the bolds, but I was too emotional I guess!
I'm with IMNS on this one. This is no more restricted than the iPhone App Store. It was obviously going to work this way, if you don't like it, don't use it, etc etc. If I can deal with it on my iPod I can deal with it on here, if not, I'll stick to PS3 games or something... rather than troll this topic.
A better question is; how does DRM help the average Mac user? It's amazing how troublesome DRM can be when you live on a sailboat. It's true that FairPlay is less problematic than some other varieties but it's still not doing me any favours. Clearly. So emotional you forgot how to use a question mark too.
It might not help the average user any way, but it isnt creating any problems for them either. Atleast none that I can think of. But I never cared about DRM enough to bother finding out its hidden evil. As long as its not hindering my experience in any real way, I am fine with it. Dont see most of them having much problem with it either. If its adding a few restrictions (which arent even affecting me to begin with), its also adding a crap load of conveniences which outweigh DRM's hindrances for me. So far I've been more than impressed with Mac Appstore. I bought stuff which I'd never have bothered to download for free even as I'm not comfortable with these 3rd party apps on my mac installed via some website. I'd much rather chose DRM troubles over a possible spyware with a hidden keylogger.
Completely agree with IMNS above. The disadvantages of Apple's DRM, which is quite lenient, pale compared to the pros.
Network dependance is undoubtedly less troublesome for urbanites. And maybe it will never be a problem for me either but it might. So if there are two identical products except that one has DRM, I will choose the one less likely to cause me grief when I'm too far from civilization to reauthorize my computer. Well, I'm an informed consumer so I don't have those problems. And is the App Store really more secure? The review team isn't always on the ball; why couldn't malicious code be hidden in an App Store app? (Maybe there is a good reason I'm just curious.) Is the Mac App Store capable of installing software at the root level?
I think both of you need to shut up. Although I 100% agree with IMNS, heres the truth: DRM has been around since the mobile AppStore was opened(not in general) because apple is apple and will use the hell out of anything if they have control. So starjimstar I'm not saying your opinion doesn't count or isn't right, but no one really cares because we've dealt with it from the beginning and it really doesn't matter. Stick with what you want and I'll stick with what I want and well both be happy. No arguments necessary. Agreed? Sorry if IMNS was too emotional but I mean were all mature to an extent and it shouldnt matter too much.
Ha, I didn't expect it to be a big deal but obviously some people do care about my opinion (perhaps even a little too much for my comfort.) I just thought it worth mentioning because this is different than locking down a cell phone. My phone is a phone and if it does any more than make calls, great. It even makes sense to restrict software on a cell phone. I rely on my computer for my work, however, so it needs to be reliable. This is a different ballpark and the App Store concept is not going to cut it. Seems like a pretty harmless opinion to me.
I'm going to say this as unemotionally as possible. I understand what you are saying and everyone is entitled to whatever they choose to believe. I can see how a computer should allow 100's of times more freedom than a phone. But the AppStore is just an app store and there are different stores and ways of purchasing these apps and anyone can pick a way of their liking.
Exactly. Though I don't think Apple shares that sentiment, unfortunately. Oh well, the old store still exists for now.
