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0 pointsgramie2y ago0 comments

Yes, but the dialog doesn't tell you what to do if you do want to run the code. Why would I think that clicking "Open" in the popup menu would do anything different from double-clicking?

Also, an individual Microsoft Store cert is $19 (one-time, not per year), and a company account is $99.

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sgjohnson2y ago

So what? The average user is going to assume that it can’t be run (which is a good thing, as we don’t want people to run random unsigned binaries they find on the internet), and the tech-savvy ones will find a way.

It’s not like Apple is stopping you from running it. 1 quick google search and there you go. It’s a good design, in my opinion.

gramieOP2y ago

> the tech-savvy ones will find a way

That doesn't sound like good design to me.

sgjohnson2y ago

The average user has no need whatsoever to run unsigned code on macOS. Or on Windows for that matter, but code signing on Windows doesn't really matter as nobody reads those popups anyway.

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sgjohnson2y ago

It’s not like Apple is stopping you from running it. 1 quick google search and there you go. It’s a good design, in my opinion.

gramieOP2y ago

> the tech-savvy ones will find a way

That doesn't sound like good design to me.

sgjohnson2y ago

The average user has no need whatsoever to run unsigned code on macOS. Or on Windows for that matter, but code signing on Windows doesn't really matter as nobody reads those popups anyway.

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