Apple reportedly wants to launch its Mac App Store Dec. 13, in time for Christmas shopping and ahead of schedule. Although CEO Steve jobs would have liked to have the App Store already up and running, “that’s obviously didn’t happen,” according to the report.
Citing an unnamed source, the report suggests the Dec. 13 date is meant to “take advantage of the Christmas rush.”The Cupertino, Calif. company told developers should have their apps ready. Last week, Apple released another beta of OS X 10.6.6 containing “developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts.”
The Mac App Store, announced in October, should follow the same path as other App Stores for the iPhone and iPad; offering free and paid applications. However, the Mac App Store will not host software demos, trials or beta versions, we reported last week.
