I haven't (yet) seen a consistent pattern to how all of this works. If I buy an app in the App Store, is that app automatically available to any of my macs via the App Store with one purchase price?

It's kind of pathetic when monikers change just to mimic another market. Hence, we will not have computer software anymore; we'll have "apps." The good news is that apps are usually cheap or free.

Apple today launched its long-awaited applications store for Macintosh computers, bringing the iPhone and iPad software phenomenon to desktops and laptops. The technology giant hopes to "revolutionise ...