(AFP) Posted Monday December 12, 2011– 12:00pm
Apple on Monday said that more than 100 million mini-programs
tailored for Macintosh computers have been downloaded from the Mac App
Store since it opened at the start of the year.
The Cupertino,
California-based firm launched the online shop in early January on the
momentum of its culture-changing App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod
programs.
"The Mac App Store is the largest and fastest growing PC
(personal computer) software store in the world," said Apple senior
vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller.
"In just
three years the App Store changed how people get mobile apps, and now
the Mac App Store is changing the traditional PC software industry," he
added.
The Mac App Store offers third-party applications in an
array of categories including education, games, design, lifestyle and
productivity. Developers get to price applications, some of which are
free.
Apple shares in the revenue from applications, getting 30 percent of sales.
"We're
using the Mac App Store to deliver new products and reach a growing
base of new Mac customers," said Autodesk platform solutions and
emerging business senior vice president Amar Hanspal.
"With
Autodesk products in both the App Store and Mac App Store, we can reach
hundreds of millions of Apple users around the world," he continued.
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