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This is false. The default setting for Mountain Lion is App Store and signed applications. You can change the setting to allow only App Store or to allow any ap

This is false. The default setting for Mountain Lion is App Store and signed applications. You can change the setting to allow only App Store or to allow any applications (signed or unsigned). I just went through signing the app that my company makes (even though, as yet, we don't need to sign because of the way we distribute). It took me the better part of a week to figure it out (mostly because I did something silly in my script), but I now have several scripts that I can use to make sure our next product is signed out of the gate. Long-time Apple supporters will tell you that Apple is (a) not requiring all apps be bought from the App store and (b) that they are making mistakes with the sandboxing entitlements that are available, causing apps to leave the App store. In my experience, die-hard anti-Apple folks (like you seem to be) prefer to distort and ignore.

Tichy 14y ago
How does "signed applications" work - Apple first approves your company? I didn't know about the signed applications, but I am not sure how it changes the gist of it, Apple controlling what gets installed. Apps leaving the App store - we'll see how that will play out. Who still develops apps for "classcial" computers anyway?
- binarycrusader 14y ago
  No, Apple doesn't approve your company first. You simply sign up as an individual or as a company and then you get to generate certificates which you can then use to sign any application you want. And by default, you can simply hold down a shortcut key to open an application and install it anyway without a signature.
  - Tichy 14y ago
    So what is the point if Apple doesn't even verify your company? As for the shortcut keys, I can never remember them.
    - binarycrusader 14y ago
      The point is this: if malware is published using your developer certificate, then Apple can simply revoke the certificate and by default, users won't be able to install or run your applications anymore. As for the shortcut keys, they're documented, so you don't have to remember them.
- halostatue 14y ago
  As noted by binarycrusader, no approval is necessary. It's just like signing a Windows application (also a damned good idea) and counter-signing it with Microsoft's cert. Both of these things make it so that your app can be flagged if you demonstrate that you're dangerous. The main difference is that Apple has it somewhat easier because they are the CA for the app certs. As far as who develops apps for "classical" computers…there's a lot of us out there, because they're not going away.

Tichy 14y ago

How does "signed applications" work - Apple first approves your company? I didn't know about the signed applications, but I am not sure how it changes the gist of it, Apple controlling what gets installed. Apps leaving the App store - we'll see how that will play out. Who still develops apps for "classcial" computers anyway?

binarycrusader 14y ago
No, Apple doesn't approve your company first. You simply sign up as an individual or as a company and then you get to generate certificates which you can then use to sign any application you want. And by default, you can simply hold down a shortcut key to open an application and install it anyway without a signature.
- Tichy 14y ago
  So what is the point if Apple doesn't even verify your company? As for the shortcut keys, I can never remember them.
  - binarycrusader 14y ago
    The point is this: if malware is published using your developer certificate, then Apple can simply revoke the certificate and by default, users won't be able to install or run your applications anymore. As for the shortcut keys, they're documented, so you don't have to remember them.
halostatue 14y ago
As noted by binarycrusader, no approval is necessary. It's just like signing a Windows application (also a damned good idea) and counter-signing it with Microsoft's cert. Both of these things make it so that your app can be flagged if you demonstrate that you're dangerous. The main difference is that Apple has it somewhat easier because they are the CA for the app certs. As far as who develops apps for "classical" computers…there's a lot of us out there, because they're not going away.