> How can you possibly claim that this wont increase security?
I've honestly never heard of a third-party Mac application which contains spyware or steals personal information. It just does not seem like a huge problem which needs to be solved.
(Of course there have been security issues with things like Adobe Acrobat and MS Office. But big ISV software is the least likely to be affected by app store restrictions.)
On the Windows side, there's things like file-sharing software which is packaged with toolbars and malware. That kind of thing is unheard of in the Mac world, especially in the app store.
I've honestly never heard of a third-party Mac application which contains spyware or steals personal information. It just does not seem like a huge problem which needs to be solved.
(Of course there have been security issues with things like Adobe Acrobat and MS Office. But big ISV software is the least likely to be affected by app store restrictions.)