Installing an extra BS "app store" app per vendor to do the distribution, dealing with another payment processor and its intricasies (for apps you pay/subscribe for, e.g. Adobe's), multiple places to manage apps and subscriptions, and so on.
>on my computer i don't care if spotify publishes their desktop app through the apple store, their own website, command line, or some other thing.
I do, and try to get as most of the stuff from the same source as possible, preferably the Mac App Store and brew.
I also hate the "update/licensing apps" running in the background for apps I use (Chrome updater is one most would be familiar with, but there are tons, especially for pro apps), and the extra multi-app download managers/stores I'm forced to use.
And don't get me started on shit like iLok.
to me, i see the app store for 5 seconds between clicking a "download" link, pressing "install", and closing it.
on my computer i don't care if spotify publishes their desktop app through the apple store, their own website, command line, or some other thing. i trust it because the download link comes from spotify's website, that's the source of authority. i don't care about the thing in between clicking download and having it on my device.