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> Anything that uses Apple’s “Accessibility API”, which lies at the heart of Hydra, is forbidden by Apple to enter their App Store. Not heard that before - why
by jackweirdy 12y ago
> Anything that uses Apple’s “Accessibility API”, which lies at the heart of Hydra, is forbidden by Apple to enter their App Store.
Not heard that before - why is that?
- sjackso 12y agoPresumably due to the store's sandboxing requirements; the accessibility API grants a lot of power over running applications.
- themartorana 12y agoSo I guess for the author, without the Mac App Store, there's no hope for commercial success? I thought the Mac App Store might take longer to gain full traction - the buy-and-download from the developer website model was pretty prevalent. I guess it happened faster than I expected.
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- themartorana 12y agoI was speaking specifically of commercial success and the App Store, not notoriety or use in the wild. I realize money isn't the sole measure of success for software.
- DanBC 12y agohttps://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/security/conceptual/AppSandboxDesignGuide/DesigningYourSandbox/DesigningYourSandbox.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/securi... The following app behaviors are incompatible with App Sandbox: [...] Use of accessibility APIs in assistive apps With App Sandbox, you can and should enable your app for accessibility, as described in Accessibility Overview for OS X. However, you cannot sandbox an assistive app such as a screen reader, and you cannot sandbox an app that controls another app.