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> I’ve never found them user hostile. They just sell appliances that do a thing. It is very hostile to users and their freedom. They are requiring you to buy things that they approve of. I guarantee you somewhere in their backlog is an item that says "require app store for app installations on macOS". In line with iOS. You have paid for some hardware, and you can only run their software. They are refusing to give you…
> I guarantee you somewhere in their backlog is an item that says "require app store for app installations on macOS" This has been said for over a decade and it still hasn't happened, and Apple hasn't even tried to do so. I think a better way to model their approach is to push non-technical users further and further away from the typical .dmg app installation approach, and put hoops up to prevent them from following…
Unless motivated and instructed by a scammer, then it's useless.