As much of an annoyance as that might be I highly doubt it will be perennial. Even Apple doesn't take that long..
Regardless they might not even have plans for releasing versions in the mac app store. Nothing to fret about at this point. Have you been using the mac app store btw? I wasn't able to find any apps that I didn't already own or that I wanted. Hope some more interesting ones get added. Jorde On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 14:19 -0800, Quinn Taylor wrote: > It only doesn't allow you to buy again if the version of the app NOT from the > store exactly matches the version of the app in the store. That is to say, > anytime the versions get out of sync, it won't show as installed. It's a > perennial annoyance. > > - Quinn > > On Jan 19, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Jorde Vorstenbosch wrote: > > > Hey Joe, > > > > Well i don't think that's much of a problem. You can still get it through > > the original channel. > > > > Hardly see an issue there as it at least keeps you from buying twice. > > > > Jorde > > > > On 19 jan. 2011, at 21:56, Joe Wicentowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Jorde, > >> > >>> It doesn't ask you to buy it again, it says it's installed if that's the > >>> case. I see the apps I already have as such event though I got them > >>> before the mac store was introduced. > >> > >> True, but there's a problem: > >> > >> http://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/07/third-party-apps-not-purchased-via-mac-app-store-may-appear-as-i/ > >> > >> "Apple just released the Mac App Store, and with it came one very > >> unfortunate feature. It was well-intentioned, but poorly executed, and > >> it ends up being an "attractive nuisance," meaning that it's something > >> that you're really better off ignoring: third-party apps not purchased > >> via the Mac App Store may appear as "Installed" there, leading to > >> unrealistic expectations of what you can do with Apple's latest > >> service... If you have not purchased an app through the Mac App Store, > >> you cannot re-download it or get any future updates through the Mac > >> App Store." > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Joe > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Versions" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/versions?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Versions" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/versions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Versions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/versions?hl=en.
