None of the plugins or pieces of software I use had to be installed through the app store, and I think that's something of the norm there. I think managing larg

None of the plugins or pieces of software I use had to be installed through the app store, and I think that's something of the norm there. I think managing large, required changes (like updates in processor architecture) is difficult, but I don't think I can fault Apple for going through the changes regardles.