There's no Kindle for Mac app (though it exists elsewhere online), nor is there a Pandora app.

So, the distinction between Mac apps and iOS apps may indeed blur over the next few years.

Legal versions of games can then be installed easily into the shared wrapper and then the final result works like a normal Mac app.

Additionally, many Mac apps sold via disk or download had limited permissions that allowed them only to be operated on a single computer.

"While it may look distinct, I wanted it to feel like a Mac app," he said.

I can't stand TweetDeck because it neither looks nor behaves like a Mac app (chiefly because it isn't).

The new twitter app may not look like a Mac app in some ways, but it still behaves like one in the most important area: text input.

I like the simplicity of many Mac apps but I wish developers wouldn't trade features for a simple UI so often.

But, this is an article about Pixelmator, a fine Mac app with a bright future.