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This is for Mac though, the App Store is not obligatory.

• grishka 4y ago
  I do wonder what makes people voluntarily publish their apps there. It's not like they can't DIY Mac app distribution.
  • lapcat 4y ago
    Some developers have versions both inside and outside the Mac App Store. Customers definitely request Mac App Store versions, for various reasons. Also, if you already have iOS App Store versions of your apps, then Mac App Store is not much of a stretch.
  • DaiPlusPlus 4y ago
    Exposure. Also, IIRC/AFAIK, only macOS App Store-distributed apps have the ability to use parts of iCloud, especially w.r.t. data synchronization.
  • threeseed 4y ago
    Users like it. For example I almost never use apps outside of the App Store and brew. It's great to be able have updates and purchases managed in one place and if I ever get a new computer I can simply login to my account and re-download everything in seconds.
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