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ah yes, windows defender (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (8 children)

It's not about security. Not anymore, anyway. Maybe when Authenticode was first added to windows. Now they just want to scare users into getting everything through their store, because they're perennially jealous of the shit Apple can get away with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah yes, chasing the huge success of the Mac app store

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

More thinking of the ios app store in this case. But they're also ripping off the osx dock, IMO. :P

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