I am not that experienced as a Mac Developer but I can give my
thoughts as a switcher. When I first switched over to OS X a few
years ago I thought it was odd that an application did not *need* to
be installed rather copied to the Applications folder. It was obvious
to me that I needed to put it in the Applications folder even though I
was new because the first app I installed (I don't recall what it was)
had a nice window that popped up and had the app icon along with the
applications folder. It had a nice arrow that said drag.
Once I did that I checked the Applications folder which I found in the
Finder window and there it was.
I loved the way it just copied over and there was no need for an
installer (i found some apps that do require it, shame on them)
I have never had the problem of opening the app from the DMG and then
not being able to find it so I cannot speak from that.
I however do like the idea of the app asking you where to install
however that could also be a bad idea as Ben stated you are not
*required* to install it to any particular location and some may have
their applications organized by directories. I particularly do not
but it is a good idea now that Ben brings it up so I might in the near
future.
I would lean towards not copying the file, rather showing the window
like a lot of apps do that have the app icon draggable to the app
folder. and some nice graphics making it clear that they need to drag
& drop.
Joseph Crawford
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