Malware and the Mac App Store
Posted in Articles on May 18 2011John Gruber of Daring Fireball, in a post about Mac malware is suggesting that we look to iOS for a possible hint at Apple's solution to the problem of trojan horses.
I could be wrong, but I think that what he's suggesting is a situation in which you could only install software on your Mac via the Mac App Store.
It's an interesting situation. It could potentially help eliminate the issue of malware and trojan horses. However, what about users that want to install software that isn't available in the Mac App Store, or, as in the case of some open source software, can't even be made available in the Mac App Store? I just don't see how that part of the equation would work. I could still see Apple pushing for this though, as, generally speaking, they case about the user experience over all else.
Published May 18 2011 - Permalink
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