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A common theme I'm noticing in these comments is that the MAS provides value by 1.) allowing easy reinstallation of all apps on a fresh system, and 2.) mitigati
by endemic 10y ago
A common theme I'm noticing in these comments is that the MAS provides value by 1.) allowing easy reinstallation of all apps on a fresh system, and 2.) mitigating malware risk. I'm very surprised by these opinions, to be honest. Reinstallation of applications on a fresh OS is such an infrequent event that it makes no sense to optimize for it. And malware? Really? Was it such a problem before the MAS? I agree these things have value, but not enough to give away so much power to Apple.
- ryanwaggoner 10y agoMany users don't seem to agree :) I'd add a third one: buying is 1-click and shares no info with the seller. As opposed to the usual "navigate this crappy checkout process and get spammed forever" one.
- dilap 10y agosomehow or other, i find myself reinstalling apps on fresh systems what seems like "a lot". it's really fucking annoying to have to chase through custom app registration and download systems.