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Even if they don't the notarization requirement is a strong first step to at minimum a games console-style licensing program, or further integration with the ex

Even if they don't the notarization requirement is a strong first step to at minimum a games console-style licensing program, or further integration with the existing developer program. It would be nice for Apple to not do this, but if they can keep their ARM chips highly competitive it would be insanely lucrative to do so. Corporations are for-profit entities first and foremost.

breakfastduck 6y ago
It's no harder to install a non app store app today than it was when I got my first mac. So I'm not sure why this opinion is held so strongly. It wouldn't be lucrative, because all the pro users (basically the mac userbase) would just not buy one. What's the point in getting one over an iPad?
- est31 6y ago
  > What's the point in getting one over an iPad? Better keyboard, larger screen, more connectors. And despite a lot of devs using macs, most of the userbase aren't devs, but are instead designers, artists, or just average people like college students etc. Most of those don't need third party stores, or execute any type of software outside of an apple approved list. Give them their specialist DAW, Adobe suite, etc. and they are content.
  - breakfastduck 6y ago
    Irrelevant. If developers abandon a platform (no matter how small a percentage they are) then the platform dies. Especially one like macOS where the only true environment to develop native compatibility is one of their machines itself.
pulse7 6y ago
And there is another strong factor: stock holders want to maximize the profits. Apple has learnt how to earn from AppStore. So the natural way would be to try to earn the same money on OS/X with Mac AppStore...
- breakfastduck 6y ago
  It's irrelevant. Apple could stop this any second by making homebrew break. They havent, it works fine on M1 and it can run x86 through rosetta. If apple wanted to shut down alternative app stores macports and homebrew would already be dead.

breakfastduck 6y ago

It's no harder to install a non app store app today than it was when I got my first mac. So I'm not sure why this opinion is held so strongly. It wouldn't be lucrative, because all the pro users (basically the mac userbase) would just not buy one. What's the point in getting one over an iPad?

est31 6y ago
> What's the point in getting one over an iPad? Better keyboard, larger screen, more connectors. And despite a lot of devs using macs, most of the userbase aren't devs, but are instead designers, artists, or just average people like college students etc. Most of those don't need third party stores, or execute any type of software outside of an apple approved list. Give them their specialist DAW, Adobe suite, etc. and they are content.
- breakfastduck 6y ago
  Irrelevant. If developers abandon a platform (no matter how small a percentage they are) then the platform dies. Especially one like macOS where the only true environment to develop native compatibility is one of their machines itself.

pulse7 6y ago

And there is another strong factor: stock holders want to maximize the profits. Apple has learnt how to earn from AppStore. So the natural way would be to try to earn the same money on OS/X with Mac AppStore...

breakfastduck 6y ago
It's irrelevant. Apple could stop this any second by making homebrew break. They havent, it works fine on M1 and it can run x86 through rosetta. If apple wanted to shut down alternative app stores macports and homebrew would already be dead.