Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by shawndumas » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 1:51 PM UTC

Mac App Store: Open for Business
apple.com

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by pclark » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:05 PM UTC

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI?

Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png

Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down?

The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use.

It feels kind of ... weird using an app store on my Mac. I guess because I'm fortunate in that I know where to look for Mac applications, I don't really have the burning need for a central place.

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by pepijndevos » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:08 PM UTC

Creative icon... If it was black, it would fit nicely with iTunes.

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

#4

Post by evilmushroom » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:11 PM UTC

As long as this doesn't become the only way for me to put apps on my Mac. :P

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by borism » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:12 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #2

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI? Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down? The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use. It feels kind of .…

because iTunes is the most hideous part of Apple experience.

luckily it's only needed for music...

...oh wait

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:15 PM UTC

borism wrote: post #5

pclark wrote: post #2

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI? Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down? The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use. It feels kind of .…

because iTunes is the most hideous part of Apple experience. luckily it's only needed for music... ...oh wait

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Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by rimantas » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:17 PM UTC

borism wrote: post #5

pclark wrote: post #2

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI? Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down? The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use. It feels kind of .…

because iTunes is the most hideous part of Apple experience. luckily it's only needed for music... ...oh wait

iTunes is just fine on OS X. And yes, the second style is iTunes specific, I guess to keep consistency between normal and "mini" mode.

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by pclark » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

rimantas wrote: post #7

borism wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

because iTunes is the most hideous part of Apple experience. luckily it's only needed for music... ...oh wait

iTunes is just fine on OS X. And yes, the second style is iTunes specific, I guess to keep consistency between normal and "mini" mode.

iTunes is by far the worst Apple product in terms of software engineering

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by tiles » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:23 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #2

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI? Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down? The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use. It feels kind of .…

There's a lot of similarity between the latter two (rotated almost on a pivot). If Safari moved to the .app store variant, saving real estate in the top, I'd approve. Perhaps they're trying to phase in a new button layout?

Re: Mac App Store: Open for Business

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Post by psnj » Thu, Jan 06, 2011, 2:24 PM UTC

borism wrote: post #5

pclark wrote: post #2

Is it just me or is the .app an abomination of a UI? Why does Apple now have three different window control styles? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20635/Screenshots/r3da.png Why are there back buttons ("like a browser") but you can't click hold to get the contextual drop down? The navigation (Featured, Top Charts, etc) are so far away from the other controls (Back and Forward) its insanely awkward to use. It feels kind of .…

because iTunes is the most hideous part of Apple experience. luckily it's only needed for music... ...oh wait

Vigorously agree. I have no idea why I have such a hard time using iTunes, but I do consistently, even doing really simple and obvious things. It horrifies me.