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Re:Sandboxed Mac apps can record screen any time without you... by blub on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:06AM (#16357455)
It works fine for me, I don't have to hunt for updates to all sorts of apps, pay only one company and have some extra security from the sandbox. Lots of awesome apps are available on the store.

I don't want to allow any app free access to the file system. And anyway, developers have found creative solutions to this problem also. E.g: by asking the user to open the target location from the app they can circumvent the protection.

The AppStore has its negative sides too: apps can disappear and be replaced by v2, forcing one to pay again and again.

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Re:Sandboxed Mac apps can record screen any time without you... by apple4ever on Monday February 12, 2018 @09:42AM (#16358820)
The AppStore is terrible because its doesn't help developers, so they avoid it.

I'd LOVE to offer my app on the AppStore, but its too expensive and too restrictive.

A lot more awesome apps are available outside the AppStore.

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