Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by coldtea on Thursday January 25, 2024 @06:22PM
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>it's just the distribution. why does that make such a difference to your experience?
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.
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.