this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2024
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It's not about security. Not anymore, anyway. Maybe when Authenticode was first added to windows. Now they just want to scare users into getting everything through their store, because they're perennially jealous of the shit Apple can get away with.
Ah yes, chasing the huge success of the Mac app store
More thinking of the ios app store in this case. But they're also ripping off the osx dock, IMO. :P