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And 2 days ago I got down voted for making the point that Apple is trying to slowly put macOS users in the same cage by nagging developers and pushing them to t

• Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  In this regard, macOS works almost exactly how I wish the iPhone worked. Apple makes a curated app store available to users which they monitor for security and privacy violations, and they prevent the execution of unsigned code. However, users can allow unsigned apps with a quick Terminal command, and even grant them low-level privileges like kernel access with a somewhat less-quick Terminal command.
  • duiker101 7y ago
    For now, yes, but it is clear that Apple is trying to change this, little by little, they make it harder and harder until being outside of the App Store will be so bad that they will eventually kill it. It's not something they can do in one day, but they definitely want to get there.