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Re:HTML is the Web by scarface74 on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @08:47AM (#20284373)
It would be nice if operating systems would be exactly that, but for some reason "commercial" OS vendors are not able or willing to provide a safe "native" sandbox completely uncoupled from curated app stores.

Apple is going down this route with code signing and granular permissions with Macintosh applications that don’t have to be part of the Mac App Store and there is still whining from geeks that this is leading to a walled garden, even though there are approved ways to work around it.

It's the same with Electron apps by the way, those wouldn't exist if operating systems would come with cross-platform UI frameworks that are actually better than the unholy mix of HTML+CSS+JS. But Microsoft, Apple etc... had decades to get their act together without delivering.

One of the problems with Electron is that it’s the same interface everywhere. I don’t want the same interface on a Mac that I have on Windows.

Re:HTML is the Web by gear54rus on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @08:53AM (#20284417)
I'm sorry but you have to be special kind of delusional to think apple is doing something to move away from walled garden lol.

They haven't done it because it doesn't bring any benefits to the greedy corps, and apple is the worst offender with their dumbed down, shackled os

Re:HTML is the Web by scarface74 on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @08:58AM (#20284468)
Did you read the post or are you just responding to your own prejudices? The parent post said that OS vendors should have sandboxes without an App Store. Isn’t Apple doing exactly that with the Macintosh? The Mac App Store is optional and despite all of the conspiracies, it was introduced over 8 years ago and you can release an application on the Mac just as easily today as you could then.

So how is MacOS - a real certified Unix OS “dumbed down”?

Re:HTML is the Web by BlueTemplar on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @05:22PM (#20289334)
Well, I remember people warning that having an official Android Market would make distributing via side loading not a viable option... Lo and behold, these days Fortnite gets criticized for being delivered via an .apk because it's "unsafe" !
Re:HTML is the Web by scarface74 on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:13PM (#20289795)
Re:HTML is the Web by BlueTemplar on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:29PM (#20289925)
Something that has nothing to do with sideloading or even Android?
Re:HTML is the Web by scarface74 on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:46PM (#20290040)
Wrong link above:

https://www.cnet.com/news/fortnites-battle-royale-with-andro...

A storm of security issues is closing in on the Android version of Fortnite. And it isn't likely to pass anytime soon.

Developer Epic Games just fixed a security flaw with Fortnite's installer for Android devices, but researchers are expecting a flurry of problems for the online game as it gets more popular on Android.

That's because Fortnite isn't available through Google's Play Store. Epic instead chose an unorthodox -- and more dangerous -- route for the game's fans. Rather than download it through the official Google app store, players need to download the game and "sideload" the app on their Android devices instead.