Mac App Store: Old Software pulled (Aperture, etc.)

Well... this isn't cool.

Apple Removes Older Software From "Purchased" Tab in Mac App Store

Apple’s recent move to pull older versions of discontinued software – including older versions of OS X, Aperture, and more – from the “Purchased” tab of the Mac App Store is not sitting well with some users.

MacRumors:

The decision to disallow users from downloading the older software is not going over well on reddit, where commenters are calling Apple’s decision “user-hostile.”

That’s really unfortunate and hostile by Apple. What about people who use older operating systems due to compatibility problems with specific software?

Software pulled form the area includes the aforementioned Aperture, and older versions of OS X, including Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks, as well as iPhoto.

While the software is reported to by unavailable for several days, it isn’t known at this point if the removals are due to a decision on Apple’s part to prevent users from running older software that is no longer supported, or if it is just a temporary bug.

(MacRumors / MacTrast)

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