My, my, we have been busy downloading, haven’t we? Apple has just issued apress releasestating that over 1 million apps have been downloaded in the first 24 hours of the Mac App Store’s life.
That’s impressive by anyone’s measure. “We’re amazed at the incredible response the Mac App Store is getting,” said Steve Jobs in the release. “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 numbers include paid and free apps, although Apple doesn’t provide a breakdown of the proportion that are free and that are paid for.
Although a success for Apple in terms of downloads, the store hasn’t been without its problems too. Just hours after opening,serious piracy concernswere uncovered in the Store. By simply swapping a few files around, it appears possible to get unauthorised copies of apps working without having to pay for them.
So, while Apple may be celebrating a success, sorting out piracy andother kinksdefinitely need to be a priority for the Cupertino company.
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Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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