Lab+3


 * Lab 3 - Mac App Store**

As long as there is authority, rebellion will exist. Authoritative figures are usually faced with some form of rebellion; whether it is a dispute between a manager and an employee about the way the deposit should be counted or petitioners petitioning for a cause irrelevant to most of the world. In this case Apple is the clear authoritative figure.

The Mac App store is great concept but the “fine print” associated with the idea is holding it back. The App Store on the iPhone was successful to say the least. Yet, there still exists the ability to jailbreak your phone and attain all the apps on the App Store, plus more. But the best part is, they are free. Whatever apps that did not make it on to the App Store will be available to a jailbroken phone. Sometimes, these apps are the most sought after apps.

Using this theory with the Mac App Store; it can be clear that many apps will not abide by the strict agenda that Apple has set out. Alternatively another source will emerge providing these “rebellious” apps to the consumers. If Apple does decide to make this App Store the exclusive way of getting apps and games, it will be faced with adversity. The “fine print” needs to be less severe and need to be open to more producers. This will help Apple provide it’s consumers with a wide variety of products. Otherwise torrents do exist today, and illegal downloading will prevail once again in the near future.