<s>
The	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
apps	O
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
apps	I-Operating_System
,	O
created	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
began	O
accepting	O
app	O
submissions	O
from	O
registered	B-Operating_System
developers	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.6.6	O
update	O
for	O
all	O
current	O
Snow	B-Device
Leopard	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
is	O
regulated	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
submit	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
consideration	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
must	O
be	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Developer	I-Operating_System
Program	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
change	O
the	O
native	O
user	O
interface	O
elements	O
or	O
behaviors	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
do	O
not	O
comply	O
with	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Human	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
Guidelines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
itself	O
,	O
Finder	B-Application
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iChat	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
apps	O
that	O
are	O
already	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
and	O
CorelDraw	B-Application
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Lightroom	I-Operating_System
and	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Aperture	I-Operating_System
,	O
Cinema	B-Device
4D	I-Device
and	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3D	I-Language
Max	I-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
or	O
install	O
shared	O
components	O
(	O
kernel	B-Application
extensions	I-Application
,	O
browser	B-Protocol
plugins	I-Protocol
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
components	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
do	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
currently	O
shipping	O
version	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
licensed	O
only	O
under	O
GPL	B-License
(	O
because	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
imposes	O
additional	O
restrictions	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
use	O
software	O
libraries	O
that	O
are	O
either	O
optionally	O
installed	O
or	O
deemed	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
Java	O
SE	O
6	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
OpenJDK	B-Language
implementation	O
of	O
Java	O
SE	O
7	O
is	O
permitted	O
if	O
bundled	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerPC	B-Architecture
code	O
requiring	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Apple	O
rates	O
applications	O
worldwide	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
determines	O
the	O
age	O
group	O
for	O
which	O
each	O
is	O
appropriate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
macOS	B-Application
will	O
allow	O
blocking	O
of	O
objectionable	O
apps	O
in	O
System	O
Settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Apple	O
has	O
increasingly	O
used	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
distribution	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
in-house	O
software	O
products	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
boxed	O
versions	O
being	O
sold	O
at	O
its	O
retail	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
position	O
was	O
increased	O
with	O
the	O
July	O
2011	O
release	O
of	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
OS	O
X	O
not	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
DVD	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
operating	O
systems	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
also	O
affected	O
Apple	O
's	O
prior	O
means	O
of	O
distribution	O
through	O
its	O
own	O
website	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Downloads	O
gallery	O
being	O
removed	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
links	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
information	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
not	O
affected	O
the	O
Dashboard	B-Application
widget	I-Application
gallery	O
,	O
nor	O
has	O
it	O
affected	O
the	O
Safari	O
Extensions	O
gallery	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
remain	O
online	O
and	O
web-based	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
Safari	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
the	O
old	O
kind	O
of	O
extensions	O
was	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
safe	O
,	O
one	O
,	O
available	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
Wolfire	O
Games	O
placed	O
its	O
game	O
,	O
Lugaru	B-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Lugaru	B-Application
HD	I-Application
for	O
$9.99	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
noticed	O
a	O
counterfeit	O
copy	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
also	O
being	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
US	O
$0.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
contacted	O
Apple	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
counterfeit	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
over	O
1000	O
apps	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
including	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
iWork	B-Application
'	I-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
Aperture	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
third-party	O
applications	O
ported	O
from	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
,	O
Flight	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
Things	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
,	O
a	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
paid	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
in	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
one	O
downloads	O
an	O
app	O
from	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
goes	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
app	O
folder	O
before	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
finished	O
downloading	O
,	O
one	O
will	O
see	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
timestamp	O
as	O
"	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
at	O
2:00	O
AM	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
date	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
went	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
apps	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
began	O
to	O
fail	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
responsibility	O
for	O
overseeing	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
given	O
to	O
Phil	O
Schiller	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Worldwide	O
Marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Eddy	O
Cue	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Internet	O
Software	O
and	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
accepting	O
32-bit	O
apps	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
while	O
existing	O
32-bit	O
apps	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
must	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
64-bit	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
by	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
macOS	B-Device
Mojave	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
redesigned	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
introduced	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
