Mac App Store serves over 1 million downloads in first day

By on Jan 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Software January 7, 2011

Amidst some controversy, Apple announced Friday that its newly launched Mac App Store topped 1 million downloads on opening day. Apple launched the Mac App Store on Thursday as a central location for developers to distribute OS X software. The idea mimics the company’s iOS App Store, of course, which is responsible for the current mobile app explosion among smartphone platforms. The Mac App Store launched with over 1,000 free and paid software titles, and in many cases paid apps were available at deep discounts. “We’re amazed at the incredible response the Mac App Store is getting,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a statement. “Developers have done a great job bringing apps to the store and users are loving how easy and fun the Mac App Store is.” Hit the break for the full press release from Apple.

Mac App Store Downloads Top One Million in First Day

CUPERTINO, California—January 7, 2011—Apple® 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.”

The Mac App Store offers apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, see staff favorites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews. The Mac App Store is available for Snow Leopard® users through Software Update as part of Mac OS® X v10.6.6.

Mac developers set the price for their apps, keep 70 percent of the sales revenue, are not charged for free apps and do not have to pay hosting, marketing or credit card fees. To find out more about developing for the Mac App Store visit developer.apple.com/programs/mac.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

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  • Len

    And out of these 1 million downloaded apps, 85% or more of them will proabably be deleted/never used again within a few weeks.

    Next.

    • Anonymous

      Not true, do you have a Mac? Why do you trolls come on here and comment negative shit, seriously…I really wish websites would ban ISP addresses of people like you. You make idiotic comments…if someone wants to buy a product than let them. All these things are giving
      consumers better products. Who are you to judge, go back to your mom’s basement troll.

  • serpentor

    Yes the Mac App Store is soooo much fun. I’m going to make a night of it with a couple friends. Good times.

    • sirpaul

      Haha, I was thinking the same thing. Since when was browsing and installing apps fun?

  • MiniMe

    Mac App store is a major step backwards. The trend over the last few years was to move to a cloud computing with service delivery done over the Internet. All you need is a browser – the site you go to will do everything else for you.

    Introduction of 1,000s of apps is akin of going back to the early 80s when there was “an app for it”. This is a backward development and I don’t understand why it attracts any attention (I suppose I do, though, because it is Apple). Things like air tickets, angry birds and others can be served in a web format without loss of usefulness or features. Except, you don’t need an app for that, all you need is a browser.

    Silly, silly, silly people….

    • Anonymous

      Well why don’t you just shop at the stupid chrome webstore for your silly, silly cloud apps! =D

      • Booboolala2000

        Funny. I use Chrome as my browser on my Macbook Pro and have about twenty Chrome Web Apps. I also have a fefew apps from the Mac App Store. I like them both. One changes the way I use my browser and the other makes it easier to find programs and apps to use when I don’t need to be online. Relax people.

    • Donny

      Thanks for the stupid rant. You could have just said I prefer to Googles services over anything Apple. Instead you just showed off your severe and unprovoked hate of Apple. Thanks for that.

  • Zhadum

    Only a million? Enable the remote cattle-prod!!! <~~~~Steve Jobs

  • Jared

    Of these one million downloads 800,000 was probably for “Angry Birds”. I don’t get what all the fuss is about with that game by the way.

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