back in the 2000s, """sideloading""" was the norm on MacOS
you would just go to a website, maybe pay a few dollars directly to the creators, and then download a .app or .dmg, drag the app into the Applications directory, and done
but then Apple saw the chance to skim some of that transaction and started holding both sides hostage
https://woem.men/notes/9rrqdfjsauby1bi2
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npub1de…6j93d
2024-04-11 03:14:08
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2024-04-11 03:14:08Event JSON
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