If I used and depended on Chrome, I would at least have the power to fix such a problem myself, by downloading an old version manually, or downloading Chromium instead. There&#x27;s a qualitative difference here between spontaneous breakage I can fix myself, and spontaneous breakage where the only solution is to wait for others to fix.<p>Before this incident happened, I thought that App Store apps which existed on your computer and had the proper credentials (verified by running the app successfully at least once) were permanently good to go. Verification happens offline, after all, so there&#x27;s no room for error and no need to trust anybody.<p>Turns out, no, all of these apps come with a built-in expiration date, and you need Apple&#x27;s cooperation to extend their life. They&#x27;ve fixed that. What else lurks in there? If they didn&#x27;t actually intend to build a system which is once-and-done, then I really have no idea, and I can&#x27;t trust that.<p>I don&#x27;t see why it would be &quot;absurd&quot; to decide not to patronize a system which has demonstrated that it can&#x27;t be trusted. I mean, what exactly am I losing by no longer buying there? Virtually all of the good apps are available outside of the store anyway. Used to be that I&#x27;d lean towards the App Store version because of convenience. Now I see that this is the wrong choice, so I won&#x27;t do that anymore. So how is this &quot;absurd&quot;? Because it&#x27;s not the choice <i>you</i> would make?