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Buy, download, and even redownload. its amazing how apple expected customers to pay for the same digital product over and over.

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What are you talking about? I own several programs I bought before Mac App Store launched and store shows them as installed. I am pretty sure, that if you delete an app and then try to "buy" it again, you will get the same as in iOS App Store: a prompt that you already own this app and suggestion to redownload it.

I just deleted CoverSutra which I purchased this morning off the App Store and it went from "Installed" to "Reinstall" or "Not Installed" (I can't really remember which) and I was able to reinstall it with one click and it came flying back into my dock. Pretty darn easy if you ask me. However, I'm not sure if the purchases are stored locally in the app itself/cloud? Say, If I just got a brand new machine, would my app list be stored in the cloud and ready for my viewing if I logged in with my account in the App Store? I'm not quite sure about that part though.

The site suggests that you'd be covered: "You can install apps on every Mac you use and even download them again. This is especially convenient when you buy a new Mac and want to load it with apps you already own."

You did not get my point. Apple advertises redownload feature as it is something special while to normal logic the right to redownload has to be standard.

"Buy, download, and even redownload. its amazing how apple expected customers to pay for the same digital product over and over."

apple fanboys were offended by my observations, my apologies :) (but i still stick to my point)

Except that your point is factually wrong, which is why you tried to backtrack. You should have deleted your post while you had the chance.

how is it wrong? apple advertises the fact that they will let buyers 'even redownload' for free the app a customers bought earlier. what is so great about it to advertise? is not that normal? I dont like the fact that apple makes a normal thing sound like a favor it is doing to its customers. which part is wrong in it?

This part:

>its amazing how apple expected customers to pay for the same digital product over and over.

Or are you trying to pretend you didn't say that?

I did say that, Pay attention to 'expectED', it is in past tense, what it means is apple used to expect people to pay for redownloads or not allow redownloads at all but now with introduction of this great new feature they are going to let you redownload or 'even redownload'. pay attention to how they said 'EVEN redownload', they are making an accent on the importance of this redownload thingy. i hope you got it now.

>apple used to expect people to pay for redownloads or not allow redownloads at all

Obviously false.

Although it is mildly amusing to watch your syntactical contortions, I'm out.

and why are downvoting like a kid everything i say, even questions :) its a conversation dude, chill.

J3L2404 is not downvoting you — other people are, presumably because they do not think your conversation is adding to the discussion as a whole (or maybe they're just vindictive Apple fans). HN does not allow you to downvote responses to your own comments, so it couldn't be J3L2404.

thanks for pointing that out. I am new here and dont know how the voting works. I cant see downvote icon because I have low carma i guess.

Most people are not familiar with app stores, and barely more familiar with downloading software in general (rather than going to Best Buy to get a box or just having their son install it). It is not "normal" for them. Whether they'll lose the app if their computer crashes is a real question people have (and in fact some online stores do make it a real PITA to redownload). Apple is answering those people.

TL;DR: The world does not revolve around geeks.

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