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Mac App Store Now Shows Re-Buy Warnings for Apps Already Installed

Mac App Store Now Shows Re-Buy Warnings for Apps Already Installed

Posted September 16, 2011 at 6:44pm by
The Mac App Store now warns you before purchasing an app that has already been installed from elsewhere, reports MacWorld.

If you want the perks of store-bought software for your already installed programs, you have to buy apps a second time. While Apple hasn't made that process any easier, it's at least started offering a warning before you shell out your hard-earned cash again. Now, when you attempt to purchase an app from the Mac App Store that you've already installed from elsewhere, you'll be prompted with the following dialog box


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