This sort of things are always gradual to not scare people off. First it's a popup that you need to right click->open to bypass, then it's notarising, soon no software from outside the store will be allowed.
Worry about the slippery slope when the slippery slope actually slips. For now there's good reasoning behind what Apple has done and I applaud their active concern for badware.
> Worry about the slippery slope when the slippery slope actually slips.
Wouldn't that be too late? After all we have "warning! slippery surface" signs to avoid slipping, we don't just let people slip and fall over to figure out the surface is indeed slippery.
This sort of things are always gradual to not scare people off. First it's a popup that you need to right click->open to bypass, then it's notarising, soon no software from outside the store will be allowed.