[LeafyGreenbriar]

I also typically look outside the app store first for a couple of reasons:

1. I've gotten burned more than once when developers have placed major updates to their apps in the app store as separate products, requiring me to pay full price for an update to an app I already own, whereas I would have been able to purchase them for an upgrade price if I'd bought it directly from the developer.

2. I prefer the flexibility of purchasing through the developer. I use homebrew cask and love being able to install things that way. Also, developers occasionally sell cross-platform licenses if you buy from them directly.