> I want applications to be cryptographically signed by known developers and notarized by Apple by default
Not me, this describes a Walled Garden to a tee.
Power Tools mean flexibility, not locked down. The only real "power tools" out there are *BSD and Linux. With those systems I can do whatever I want without begging for permission from a commercial vendor or anyone else for that matter.
Gruber has been in this longer than I have, and clearly he can see the same stuff you and I can. If he was okay with Apple going guns-akimbo 10 years ago I don't see why he'd grow a conscience all of the sudden. Seems to me that the frogs notice the water boiling, now.
I think this is spot on. When even Gruber complains openly you know it's bad. See also DHH lately.
Warren Buffet recently sold half his AAPL holdings. When he got them he mentioned the brand strength as the main reason. Maybe he too noticed the heat of the water?
But what is the point of have all those checks when you will bypass them anyway.
It is like spending thousands for a house alarm but never turning the alarm on. It just adds needless complexity that will never get used.