Mac App Store for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 unveiled, coming ‘within 90 days’

Given its success with the iPhone / iPod touch’s App Store , we can’t say an OS X version is entirely crazy — and neither can Apple, who just announced such an App Store for its 10.7 release, Lion . Here’s what we know so far: multi-touch gestures, app home screens, full screen apps. “Every app on the iPad is a full screen app,” says Steve. Auto save, apps resume when launched. Don’t expect on-screen multitouch, as Jobs is very much against vertical touching. “Touch surfaces want to be horizontal” — you can all but kiss those touchscreen iMac rumors goodbye. Just like iPad, there’s automatic installation, auto-updates, a 70 / 30 revenue split for developers, one-click downloads, and the license works for all personal Macs. The App Store itself is a standalone app that looks a lot like iTunes. Apps are automatically dropped into the dock after download. Expect it to hit OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users “within 90 days” from today. And developers? Apple’s accepting app submissions starting in November. Check out our liveblog of Apple’s Back to the Mac event right here . Gallery: Mac App Store on OS X 10.7 Mac App Store for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 unveiled, coming ‘within 90 days’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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