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Ars Technica Presents: The Reader’s Choice Poll for 2010 Ars Design Awards for Mac OS X

So here it is folks, your nominations for the best Mac OS X apps ever! There were some surprising entries, but we all knew Transmit would be on the incredible hit list.

Jostling for the top spot in five categories are all your favorite applications (graph courtesy of Ars Technica).

Ars Design Awards Nominees

Ars Design Awards Nominees

I would like to see each of these applications win, but one in particular has a special spot on my Mac (hint, it’s one of the student applications I’ve reviewed). Congrats to all the nominees, and commenters - be sure to leave your support for your favorite applications below!

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