> Some other free apps, Kindle for Mac, VLC, and HandBrake, were not here. What does this tell us? A lot of developers may have adopted a wait-and-see attitude, or simply didn’t get their apps ready in time to make the App Store launch. Ged Meheux from Icon Factory told us on last Sunday’s [TUAW Talkcast](http://tuaw.com/tag/tuawtalkcast) that they just weren’t ready to release Twitterrific 4 on Day One.
via [tuaw.com](http://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/06/missing-mac-apps-we-hoped-wed-see/)
Uh, guys. What this tells you is that you have really weird and unreasonable expectations. The store is a few HOURS old. Give developers a break here. You’re assuming that conforming to Apple’s restrictions is child’s play, when it’s not for many apps. Not to mention, for some companies, the business model and restrictions won’t make much sense for them.
And none of this matters, because the Mac App Store is not going to be the only place to buy apps. I’m puzzled as to why people insist that Apple is going to shut down all other methods of installing apps on Macs. Won’t happen. Can’t happen. Wouldn’t make any sense to try to make happen.
The Mac is not iOS. It doesn’t have to be in order for Apple to be successful here.
Huge packages like Adobe CS5, Microsoft Office, and even Apple’s Logic Studio or Final Cut will probably never make it to the Mac App Store. Too many programs being installed at once, too many extra files and plugins to install.
