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On January 6th, Apple will launch the Mac App Store. Keep Your Word, Quiet Read and Share will be available on it.

What is the Mac App Store?

According to Apple, “the Mac App Store is just like the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad”. It is a place, curated by Apple, where you will be able to find and download Mac apps.

You mentioned that your apps are going to be available on the App Store, didn’t you?

Yes, I did. Keep Your Word, Quiet Read and Share will be available on the App Store.

Does that mean that your apps will only be available on the App Store?

No, it does not. The three apps will still be available for purchase on bambooapps online store. And also, on the Mac App Store.

I purchased a copy of Keep Your Word/ Quiet Read Pro/ Share a couple of months ago. Can I download it from the App Store?

I am afraid you can not (unless you want to pay for it again). There is no way to “import” a license into the App Store. If you purchased a license on our online store, you will have to keep on using the app that is distributed outside Apple’s App Store.

So, does that mean that if I purchased an application on your website, I won’t be getting any more updates?

No. Here is the thing: don’t tell anyone, but there are two actual versions of each application, one will be available on the App Store, and the other one will be available outside the App Store. Both versions will be getting updates regularly, at the same time.

Are the features of both versions of your applications exactly the same?

Almost. All the applications available on the App Store have to be tested, and approved by Apple. We developers get a set of guidelines that we have to stick to. That means that a feature that might be available in the out-of-the-store version might not be available in the App Store version, for a given application. Usually, the most feature-rich version will be the one available outside the App Store.

And what about the pricing. Will it be the same?

Yes.

Ok, great, so what do I have to do now? Why are you telling me all this?

Well, that’s the good news. You don’t have to do anything special. Just keep on using the applications, you will still be getting regular updates. I just wanted to let you know that. Oh, and I also wanted to wish you a happy new year.

If you have any other concerns, please drop me a line.

It’s summertime here in the Northern Hemisphere.

To celebrate the long days at the beach, the extreme heat, and the amazing sizes of Hong Kong’s mosquitoes, during August 3, 4 and 5, you can get a 50% off of all of our applications.

To get the discount, use this coupon code when purchasing Keep Your Word, Quiet Read Pro or Share in our online store: SUMMERSALE2010

We are proud to introduce a new application.

Share is the quick and easy way to transfer files Mac-to-Mac. Share lets you push files to every other Mac in your local network running Share out of the box, without any extra setup or configuration.

Share is only $9,95, and you can download a full featured free trial valid for 14 days.