Mcdownload Stores in Amazon
Amazon today launched two digital downloads stores for Mac software,so now one can buy software thats genuine directly from Amazon.
The new stores, picked up by The Loop, cover games and applications. Altogether, Amazon's got 252 pieces of software up for sale, the majority of which are applications versus game titles.So if one needs to buy software applications one can shop for it in Amazon.
Just like Apple's Mac App Store where one can buy software for all Apple products, which is how the company sells both its own and third-party Mac software, Amazon users can redownload applications if they somehow misplace the file they get to download,once they buy software from Amazon.
However, unlike with Apple's offering when you buy software, there's no mechanism to keep applications up to date when you buy software from Amazon as its something Amazon has left up to software makers.
So far there's already a handful of software that cannot be found on the Mac App Store, including Microsoft's Office for Mac 2011, which is being promoted heavily.
As part of the store launch, Amazon is offering buyers a $5 discount when you buy software on any Mac game or software purchase through June 1, 2011.