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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by IshKebab on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @04:10AM (#45023678)
Microsoft will do this. They just have to go a little more slowly than Google or Apple because there's such a long history and expectation of being able to run any apps. But they're gradually working there way there just like Google and Apple.

Starts with scary warnings for unsigned apps (with a workaround), then they start imposing extra restrictions for unsigned apps, and then they make the SmartScreen workaround more difficult to enable (maybe it needs a registry edit), then they'll remove that workaround in certain markets/editions (maybe the Home version first). Finally they'll remove it everywhere.

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by skeezyboy on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:19AM (#45025526)
>But they're gradually working their way there just like Google and Apple.

imagine microsoft having the moral high ground for once

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by noisy_boy on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @12:13PM (#45028560)
More like baggage that is slowing them down despite their noble intentions.
Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by IshKebab on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:30PM (#45029683)
They don't have higher moral ground, just more constraints.