On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Arno Hautala <[email protected]> wrote:
> > does the Mac App Store contains DRM? > > Probably. I haven't seen anything official on this, but the wording > in the presentation seemed to indicate that it'd be very similar to > how the iOS Store functions. > If one admits that DRM is here to stay (and let's be honest... for the foreseeable future, aside from music, it is), I'll take Apple's implementation ANY day. It's the ONLY one that offers a BENEFIT to the end user as well as some negatives. Items from the App Store, and the iTunes Music store, and for that matter, books from iBooks and in a non-Apple store - books from Kindle may have DRM, but I can install them (legally) on any number of devices. I have apps installed on my iPhone, my iPod Touch and my iPad, plus my wife's iPhone, and in some cases my original first gen iPhone that my 4 year old uses. Not bad for a buck. I even authorize my Mac to my father's account and his to mine, and we have shared apps in this fashion as well, although you do need to know the other user's password to download/install from an iOS device. I'm not saying I'm a fan of DRM per-say, but if it's here to stay (and in the case of desktop apps an OPTIONAL distribution method like it will be), at least this one gives me the chance to install apps legally on multiple Macs. Most store bought items either prohibit through DRM, or at least prohibit through EULA this same idea. Even Apple distributed stuff doesn't allow this (hence the sale of their "family packs". So, for me, since I don't pirate software and don't mind paying a fair price for it, this will be a HUGE boon. Apple's been running stores for how long, and hasn't shut down their authorization system yet? I'm not sure I would trust Microsoft with this (PlaysForSure anybody?), but Apple has a pretty good track record here. > > Do the apps contain ads? > > I'd be surprised if this isn't an option. Maybe not initially, but it > seems obvious to offer it as an option. > It's quite brilliant, actually. Everybody was fighting over AdMob, then Apple creates iAds and creates a premium selling price for adds. On top of that, they take a large chunk of the mobile space right out from under AdMob/Google. Now, while Google's still working on mobile advertising, Apple suddenly is imminently expanding it to the desktop? Brilliant. And if I get the chance to use software with ads for a bit before deciding to pay and open it up, all the better for me.
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