> the iPhone/iPad/etc. are different classes of devices I suppose I just don't understand why, they seem just like computers with a different form factor. "Fu

> the iPhone/iPad/etc. are different classes of devices I suppose I just don't understand why, they seem just like computers with a different form factor. "Fucking useless" might have been a bit too passionate, but it's happened multiple times with me and the people I work with that Xcode installed through the App Store updates itself but gets stuck in the update forcing a full re-download. First time it happens ok it's just a bug, by the 3rd time I'd just given up on the App Store altogether. > If someone really really wants to circumvent the App Store on iOS, distribute it via TestFlight, or make the source code available and ask users to compile it on their own Macs. Those aren't really feasible though, external testing on Testflight requires a review (plus it might need the $99 developer fee to put it on Testflight?). And the source code route is the same issue, either pay $99 or reinstall the app every 7 days. I suppose I just don't see the downside other than "Some people need to be protected from themselves" which I don't agree with in this case.