{"id":7397,"date":"2018-04-02T14:22:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7397"},"modified":"2018-04-02T14:22:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:22:48","slug":"still-upset-that-i-cant-purchase-ios-apps-on-mac-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/still-upset-that-i-cant-purchase-ios-apps-on-mac-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Still upset that I can&#8217;t purchase iOS apps on Mac OS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my RSS Reader, there\u2019s a link to an iOS app. <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/charles-proxy\/id1134218562?mt=8\">I click the link<\/a> and the page says, \u201cThis app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sigh. 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