And this is why Apple created Gatekeeper and made the Mac OS X App Store so ridiculously onerous for developers[1]. The software world is, for all intents and purposes, a thin sheen of gold flecks and diamonds atop a
veritable cesspool of shit.
You can just imagine the conversation at 1 Infinite Loop:
Marketer: The Panic guys are considering pulling
out of the App Store. Maybe we should reconsider
our App Store strategy to make it more inclusive.
Product Manager: Have you seen the top 10 downloads
from Download.com? They literally destroy your
operating system.
Marketer: ...
All that said, I'm disappointed with many of the restrictions that Apple places on iOS and OS X developers, but, after reading an article like this, I'm reminded why these restrictions exist, and that it's our own fault.
[1] and sandboxed iOS apps, and made the iOS App Store the only way to install iOS apps without jailbreaking your phone.
You can just imagine the conversation at 1 Infinite Loop:
All that said, I'm disappointed with many of the restrictions that Apple places on iOS and OS X developers, but, after reading an article like this, I'm reminded why these restrictions exist, and that it's our own fault.[1] and sandboxed iOS apps, and made the iOS App Store the only way to install iOS apps without jailbreaking your phone.