Re:When will I have to jailbreak my Mac?
by steeleduncan on Thursday April 12, 2012 @02:57PM
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> Technically they could make those changes to the OS, but why on earth would they?
Look at their history, there has been a gradual trend in the app store from free-for-all to sandboxing, and now code signing is moving beyond the App Store. The question is why would they stop their current trend?
> Arguing that Apple would move to a signed-only experience is essentially arguing that they would sell only iOS devices
I think it is highly likely that in the future Apple will only sell iOS devices. Look at the XServe, a profitable product line killed off solely because it didn't fit in with Apple's strategy of mobile media consumption.
Look at their history, there has been a gradual trend in the app store from free-for-all to sandboxing, and now code signing is moving beyond the App Store. The question is why would they stop their current trend?
> Arguing that Apple would move to a signed-only experience is essentially arguing that they would sell only iOS devices
I think it is highly likely that in the future Apple will only sell iOS devices. Look at the XServe, a profitable product line killed off solely because it didn't fit in with Apple's strategy of mobile media consumption.