Want to put out some software and not pay the $99/year Developer Fee and still have a simple install process for your users? Good luck with that.
Brew install whatever you need.
Apple is doing a decent job here. Art Student gets a very easy to use computer with a safe app store.
Comp Science student can compile and install whatever they need.
Those are the pertinent words. Yes, folks like us have no issue going to Terminal.app and `brew install whatever`, but most "regular" users are going to baulk at that idea.
Want to put out some software and not pay the $99/year Developer Fee and still have a simple install process for your users? Good luck with that.