Fast Company  App Store for the Mac: Will It Be a Home Run?
Tucked in among the expected announcements from Apple today (new
MacBook Air, sneak peek at the upcoming version of OS X) was a
surprise revelation: The App Store has been working so well for
mobile devices that Apple will soon launch a version of the
store for its desktop and laptop computers.  On the surface of
it, the idea of expanding the App Store to serve Mac and MacBook
users seems both  brilliant and obvious. The App Store makes it
drop-dead easy to find and acquire apps. All the apps are
gathered in a single place. Top 10 lists show you what’s hot.
One-click functionality lets you buy and install, and bang,
you’re done.  So why not port that idea back to the Mac and make
the process of discovering, buying, and installing new software
just as easy for desktops and laptops as it is for mobile
devices? Or, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs said of the Mac store --
which will go live sometime in the next 90 days -- “the App
Store has completely revolutio