Apple to drop app downloads from Mac OS X site next month

From PC World: Apple will pull all applications from its own Mac OS X download site on the same day that it launches the new Mac App Store early next month, according to reports.

In an e-mail sent to registered Mac developers on Monday, Ron Okamoto, Apple's head of developer relations, said that software town wasn't big enough for both the Mac App Store and the long-running Downloads .

Several sites, including Macworld , a sister publication of Computerworld, published the contents of Okamato's message.

"Because we believe the Mac App Store will be the best destination for users to discover, purchase, and download apps, we will no longer offer apps on the Mac OS X Downloads site," said Okamoto. "Instead, beginning January 6, we will be directing users to explore the range of apps available on the Mac App Store."

Mac OS X Downloads is a prominent part of Apple's Web site, and has long been accessible to users through the "Mac OS X Software" item in the OS X Apple menu.

Last week, Apple set the debut of the Mac App Store for Jan. 6.

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