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1a.: Re: Help with transferring apps

Posted by: "Rob Gendreau" rob.gendreau@gmail.com rob_gendreau

Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:17 am (PST)

iPad, iPhone and iPod apps do not work on desktop or laptop computers. These apps work in what's called Apple iOS, which just works on small mobile devices.

Regular computer applications (yeah, I know: confusing) work on the Mac OS, specifically 10.7 or other iterations.

Apps are sold in the App Store in iTunes; you can buy computer applications for the MBP in stores, online via download (MacUpdate is a good source) or from Apple's App Store, an application that is installed on your MBP that llooks a lot like iTunes App Store (I know, even more confusing).

Some iPad apps have "versions" of themselves that run on your MBP (actually more like the other way around, since usually the MBP versions are more full-featured).

Lots of us would love for there to be a way to run iPad apps on our MBPs or desktops, but Apple is going to make $$ every chance they get and one way to do that is to prevent that from ever happening. Ironically, you can run Windows on your Mac, but not Apple's own iOS apps. Hmm.

Rob

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