Why is the Mac App Store part of the OS?

After reading about issues a lot of people are having with the 10.6.6 update, I think I'll pass on it. I don't understand why Apple made the Mac App Store part of the system software. Why couldn't it be in iTunes like the iTunes & App store? Is Apple acting like Microsoft and pushing stuff on us that we may not want as part of the OS?

Sean Foley wrote:
There is something wrong with this. I hate when someone is pulling a fast one and think they are getting away with it.
What specifically do you believe Apple is getting away with? Basically, Apple is extending the same OS-level features to third party developers that in the past it has reserved for its own apps, including one-click download, security checks, & installation. Moreover, the terms & conditions of use are readily available, as is the same Help topic support as with any other Apple app -- all you have to do is read it.
Sure, you have to buy many of the apps in the Mac App Store, but what is slimy about that? Doesn't the word "Store" tell you that?
Does anyone know where to search for all those great applications now, or is getting a new OS the only answer.
Try a Google search on "Mac apps," or any of the related searches found at the bottom of the search results page.
And at least for now, http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ still works in the same way it always has.

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