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I understand why having a place where users can get verified applications installed in one step is a good user experience. From my point of view, one of the big

by Zak 17y ago

I understand why having a place where users can get verified applications installed in one step is a good user experience. From my point of view, one of the biggest advantages of modern Linux distributions is that most software installation is handled through a common package manager with an integrated update system, dependency tracking and a large repository of software. That said, I don't see how making it difficult for developers to submit apps, or preventing users from installing apps by other means makes for a better user experience.

tjogin 17y ago
Yes, I imagine that users not being afraid that the software they install is malware does quite well for overall sales.
- orangecat 17y ago
  That's a good reason for Apple to run their own app store; it's not a good reason to prevent any other way of getting apps.