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Apple’s Answer to App Store Upgrades⇢
David Chartier:
Logic Pro X does not have a downloadable demo from the store or Apple’s site. It costs $200. The previous version that was available the day before Logic Pro X also cost $200. Apple balanced its price at a perceived value for both new and existing customers and, to my knowledge, none of its apps have ever gone on sale.
That’s it, there’s your answer. Apple didn’t need a blog post or an interview or a leaked memo, it spoke through action.
Thoughts on a Theoretical Future Mac mini
With an iPhone announcement less than a week away, I thought it would be fun to take a break from thinking about iOS devices and consider Apple’s cheap desktop computer — the Mac mini.
Here’s the insides of the current model, courtesy of iFixit: 
And here’s the always-cool exploded view:
The original Mac mini from 2005 was 6.5 inches wide and 6.5 inches deep. While the Mid–2012 model is .6 inches shorter, it’s actually deeper and wider, with a footprint of 7.7 inches by 7.7 inches.
Writing On The iPad⇢
My friend Federico Viticci just published his first book:
An extended edition of an article originally published on MacStories.net, “Writing On The iPad: Text Automation with Editorial” contains an in-depth review and detailed guide to Editorial, a revolutionary Markdown text editor for iPad with unique automation features. After reading this book, you’ll have a new perspective on what is possible to accomplish on an iPad with Markdown and text automation.
Fingerprints⇢
Craig Hockenberry just broke my brain.
On The Omni Group and App Store Rules⇢
Michael Tsai:
I’ve re-read the Mac App Store Review Guidelines, particularly rule 2.21 and section 7, and it seems clear that none of the existing rules forbid what The Omni Group was trying to do.
Apple’s rules aren’t the problem. It’s the gray area between them where the company really gets things wrong sometimes.
The Prompt 012: The Mafia is Aligning Your Dock⇢
This week on The Prompt, Federico, Myke and I discuss Nintendo-focused blogging, Federico’s town and MacBook Air, as well as iPhone keynotes.
On The Omni Group, the Mac App Store and Paid Upgrades
My apologies: I’m afraid we will not be able to offer upgrade pricing to our Mac App Store customers after all. So long as we continue to sell our apps through the Mac App Store, we are not allowed to distribute updates through other channels to apps which were purchased from the App Store.
The program Case is referring to was called OmniKeyMaster. Here’s what it did:
OmniKeyMaster is a simple app that finds App Store copies of Omni apps installed on your Mac, then generates equivalent licenses from our store - for free. This gives Mac App Store customers access to discounted pricing when upgrading from the Standard edition to Professional, or when upgrading from one major version to the next. Another benefit: since they don’t have to wait in an approval queue, our direct releases sometimes get earlier access to new features and bug fixes. OmniKeyMaster lets App Store customers access those builds, as well.
This Should Brighten Everyone’s Day⇢
Well, that’s a fun-looking invite.
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On NASA’s Redesigned Flight Control Room⇢
NASA’s iconic blue workstations have been replaced with far more modern-looking displays. The room still looks awesome, but it could be mistaken as the LAN party to end all LAN parties.
On Microsoft, Nokia and Making Your Own Hardware
Building on this successful partnership, we announced some important news today: an agreement for Microsoft to purchase Nokia’s Devices & Services business, to deliver more choices, faster innovation, and even more exciting devices and services to our customers.
Today’s agreement will accelerate the momentum of Nokia’s devices and services, bringing the world’s most innovative smartphones to more people, while continuing to connect the next billion people with Nokia’s mobile phone portfolio.