Note that the submitted article is about iOS, not macOS. The "notarization" process on iOS shares practically nothing with macOS except the name:
https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/managing-...
iOS notarization is just app review with fewer rules.
Doesn't it also require the same $100 annual fee?
Yes, the Apple developer program is $99 per year, but again, this has nothing to do with the submitted article.
And a mac*
You can bet that Apple will pervert macOS notarization for app review just as soon as they can get away with it.
> just as soon as they can get away with it
Who is stopping them currently?
Developers would revolt if Apple introduced it right away. The steps will have to be gradual. But it’s pretty clear that the open, Unix-based Mac is an odd duck in Apple’s current lineup — and Apple is a company that likes to homogenize.
> Developers would revolt if Apple introduced it right away.
What does "revolt" mean, exactly? I'm a developer myself, so I'd like to know what I would/should be doing?
Keep in mind that a lot of Mac developers have iOS apps too, so they're accustomed to app review.
> The steps will have to be gradual.
Developer ID was introduced in 2012, and notarization was added in 2019. What are the next steps, and what is the timeline for them?