There are many cases of signed & notarised software that pwned users.
replySure, but the more barriers there are the better because it still reduces the number of threats. That’s why people choose to rent walled gardens. Otherwise, Linux would have higher adoption even among our crowd.
replyIf you really value freedom over everything else, I don’t see value in putting bad bandages over closed platforms. Might as well just switch to an open one.
> because it still reduces the number of threats. That’s why people choose to rent walled gardens. Otherwise, Linux would have higher adoption even among our crowd.
replyI seriously doubt that's the reason, compared to Linux not being the default and Microsoft having spent years sabotaging it.
Malicious actors can easily pay a fee - they're either running a business or they work for a state actor.
replyThe $100 isn't the deterrent. It's the having to pay (+ use a new identity/entity) every time you have to sign up for a new Developer account because Apple revoked your cert when it caught you distributing malware.
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