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by theootz
5164 days ago
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Because Apple is the "Gatekeeper" of all software on the platform. They have full control over what goes in the app store, and what doesn't. No longer will you be able to go to a website and download some no-name-joe's software. It HAS to be on the app store. That's the direction it's going in. It has nothing to do with the cloud, being able to redownload your software, view source code, etc... It's about having the choice of what software you can and can't use being controlled by them. |
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Last I heard, you can sign your app with a free developer key. It absolutely does not have to be on the app store. And there's a switch in system preferences that lets you disable this whole verification process altogether (or if you want don't want to disable it, but want to make an exception, you can right click on an executable and press 'open' or open it via terminal, instead of double clicking on it).