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I would never develop against an OS like that. Far too many security risks. MacOS still has < 10% market share and I believe that number won't go up too much in

I would never develop against an OS like that. Far too many security risks. MacOS still has < 10% market share and I believe that number won't go up too much in the near future at least. The level of rationalization of these lock in practices is just sad to be honest, fully neglecting how software becomes more accessible. Even signed apps have been victims of malware attacks and I do think the check is primarily to ensure the developer has paid their Apple tax. It isn't that high, but I don't think I want to spend it. If it normalized, Apple will surely increase it and developers would have absolutely no handle to protest.

cesarb 6y ago
> I do think the check is primarily to ensure the developer has paid their Apple tax I think the true reason for the check is not money, but control. They want to control what software runs on "their" platform. For historical reasons, they don't have that control on desktops/laptops yet (but they already have it on phones).
thunkpad 6y ago
If you're developing in the right sector, MacOS has a market that's selected to be lucrative. I don't think that's a particularly good thing, but it does explain how <10% market share can make such a big splash. Especially for more casual projects, IMO.