My first foray into OSX was way back in 2008 with a MacBook Pro. I learned about the apps that were important to web development and when I got a new MacBook recently, I of course referenced the list of apps I had previously used. One of those is <a href="http://panic.com/transmit/">Transmit by Panic.com</a>. It's arguably one of the best FTP programs out there. The new OSX App Store made it easy to find, purchase and install it, so I did just that.

All was good until last night when I had noticed no updates in awhile to many of the apps that I had purchased via the App Store. I checked the version of Transmit and noticed it was v4.2. So I went over to Panic's site to compare and noticed the latest version is v4.3.2. WTF? I emailed Panic and it turns out that they've submitted it to Apple for review but it hasn't been approved yet. They also told me that I can't transfer an App Store license to a direct download license. Ugh. :(

It made me realize that I had chosen comfort & ease-of-access over functionality and timeliness. I don't blame Panic in any way for this. It's my fault and I've learned a lesson. Going forward, I'll be hard pressed to purchase apps from the OSX App Store. Maybe consumer needs are different & may not require keeping things updated but as a developer, I prefer to have bug fixes & features available to me as they come out. 

For now, I'm stuck with Transmit v4.2. Still a great app; just not as great a v.4.3.2.

<strong>Update:</strong><em> Panic emailed me back and told me that Apple FINALLY approved the newest version. Man I feel for application developers like Panic who have to deal with this. 