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Does software distribution on Windows really "work" for most people though? At best, you've given unlimited, unsandboxed access to everything on your computer t

Does software distribution on Windows really "work" for most people though? At best, you've given unlimited, unsandboxed access to everything on your computer to the author of whatever piece of software you've just installed. If you're unsophisticated or unlucky, you've also gotten some spyware or a virus along for a ride. There's a reason why ransomware exists on desktop and server OSes, but not on iOS, and it's because of Apple's app store model.

z3phyr 4y ago
> At best, you've given unlimited, unsandboxed access to everything on your computer to the author of whatever piece of software you've just installed. That's the risk I take for very good returns and very high quality software. My stack is Visual Studio, Julia, Wolfram Suit, Emacs, Blender, MSYS2, some great video games, compilers for various languages, Firefox, Spotify, SumatraPDF.. I see no reason not to trust any of the authors of these software. And it is logically my decision to trust or distrust, not some helicopter parent company. Right?