I think that’s fair. Developers just aren’t seeing any value in the Mac App Store anymore and seem to be gradually transitioning away from it. Both because of the sandboxing and pricing policies, it just isn’t a very good fit for the Mac ecosystem as a whole. Good summary here: http://www.cultofmac.com/300067/mac-app-store-broken-developers-sick/
And, after the recent certificate expiration fiasco, and Apple’s general disrespect of the Mac, I’m just fine with that. It is a shame, and I don’t say developers are not motivated by their own self-interest too, but I just don’t bother looking there anymore. Downloads from the web are almost always more recent. The really interesting question now is: what would iOS look like, if it were an open platform? Would Apple’s money-making scheme come undone, or would Apple merely be proven right as developers raked their customers over the coals? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
