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  I don't see that as the case. There is malware out there 
  in torrent land, sure. But if you acquire software from 
  reputable sources (like a paid app store, referral from 
  a friend, heard about it on a forum like HN, package 
  repository), malware just isn't a concern.
Are you kidding me? Have you missed the large number of browser-based vulnerabilities, from Flashback and MacDefender, to the huge number of vulnerabilities the latest Safari fixed?


Would having a sandboxed app store help with any of these? The point I think he's making is that a curated app store isn't going to be a significant malware source.


I don't think that was his whole point. He's speaking in much broader terms in his first paragraph, which is what I quoted. He does make mention of reputation and the app store specifically in the second paragraph.


I agree. It's a better point, but it's not the one he made, and it doesn't support the one he made.

Shifting the goalposts seems to have become so ingrained in how we debate that we now do it on the behalf of others.


Mountain Lion already prevents those, by default it won't let you install anything unsigned.


>Would having a sandboxed app store help with any of these?

A sandboxed app can only write/damage it's sandbox.

That's kind of the whole point.




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