Websites offering software for computer users have been around for more than a decade, but have seldom received the kind of attention that mobile app stores are now getting.
However, that might change with many software developers and computer manufacturers attempting to replicate the mobile app store model for computer software. The idea behind a computer app store is the same as that of a mobile app one - to provide users with a single, easy to browse and download, source of applications for their computers.
Some of the biggest names in the industry including the likes of Google and Apple have already got into the act, while others such as Acer, Asus and Amazon are making plans for their own stores. There are already a number of sources for your you to go app shopping on your computer.
And these seven are as good as any:
1. Mac App Store
After tearing up the app rule book and setting a new benchmark in cellphone apps, Apple is now trying to do the same for computers with its Mac App Store. Getting products that are compatible with Apple’s Mac OS has been a problem for many Apple users and this store is supposed to provide a way out, saving them a trip to retail stores. While it has started off with more than a thousand apps ranging from browsers to social networking clients to casual games, it has not exactly reached that exalted status with a number of prominent Mac OS apps, including MS Office and a number of games, not yet being available for download.
Still, it remains an excellent option for all Mac users, even offering some apps (such as the incredibly powerful photo tweaking Aperture) at less than their retail store prices. Mind you, it will work only on the latest version of the Mac OS and has to be accessed through a special application rather than a browser, which kind of restricts it to relatively new computers. Hopefully future versions of the store will be more universal!
Find out more at: http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store/
2. Intel AppUp Center
Intel came to the computer app store party with the AppUp Center that contains a host of apps designed mainly for netbooks powered by Intel's Atom processors - devices with 10 inch displays with 1024 x 600 resolution. Do not get fooled by those relatively modest specs, though - there are some very impressive free, paid and free to try apps in this store, ranging from the omnipresent Angry Birds to the Twitter addicts' favourite, Tweetdeck, to Corel's word processor, Corel Write.
What's more, apart from the routine classifications (productivity, lifestyle, news, et al), there are some interesting app groupings such as Study Up (back to school apps), Tidy Up (apps for getting organised) and Travel Up(apps for travellers) Yes, it is a bit thin in the gaming and high-end multimedia department, but then netbooks are not really supposed to be handling those tasks. And even with those restrictions, there is a whole lot out here to download for netbook toters.
Find out more at: http://www.appup.com/
3. AllMyApps
It was launched as the “first application store for Windows” and while it has not got quite the app line up that some of the other stores on this list have, AllMyApps has definitely a very good starting point for those who are looking to download apps on their Windows computers, especially if you are looking for a lot of free apps. Most of the major free apps are there, including the likes of FireFox, Chrome, OpenOffice.org, Audacity and Microsoft Office viewer applications.
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