Developers split over Mac App Store license swaps

Even for those users who have been buying and downloading software on their own for years, the Mac App Store's promise of license code banishment, convenient multi-Mac licenses, and effortless one-click installation are hard to ignore. There's just one problem. If you've amassed a collection of Mac software over time, Apple doesn't offer a way to turn your existing app licenses into Mac App Store equivalents--and so far it has shown no intention of changing its tune.Michelle Obama 83rd Annual Academy Awards Helena Bonham Carter Olivia Palermo