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Sadly, I expect many people did, rather than just going to the page of the people who actually made the software. With a "modern" app-store there's no choice, b
by EliRivers 14y ago
Sadly, I expect many people did, rather than just going to the page of the people who actually made the software. With a "modern" app-store there's no choice, but using that kind of redistributor was just bloody silly.
- travem 14y agoActually I often had to warn friends and family against downloading random programs of the internet (as I am sure many of us have). Although to people who frequent hacker news it may be "bloody silly", for others having a "trusted" third party is often preferable to dealing direct for a whole host of reasons. See for example Amazon Marketplace, Etsy, eBay, etc...