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Re:Mac OS X Isn’t Safe Anymore: The Crapware / Malware Epide... by riffraff on Thursday February 26, 2015 @01:02PM (#9113985)
I don't think it's the same, you'd only have to trust one extra source for the new appstore (2? 3?), not one for each installed software.

E.g. I trust the macports maintainers, even if I don't verify the sources for each thing I get through `port install`.

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Re:Mac OS X Isn’t Safe Anymore: The Crapware / Malware Epide... by gress on Friday February 27, 2015 @12:00PM (#9119875)
Sure but using macports implies a level of technical understanding to evaluate trustworthiness. Most end users don't have that, and so they could just as easily be convinced to trust the CNET App Store.
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