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I have to admit, I never tried install apps from different sources, because store is well structured and easy to use. The opposite happens for desktop apps.
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Is it more favourable to have self hosted on authors site or using a source control site like github/bitbucket?
Combined with GitHub pages, don't need to even have your own hosted page for the project documention
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I guess I think of repos as "trusted friends"
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That's kinda sad if you think about it. 
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That is the equivalent of AppStore in my opinion.
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Yep, pretty much the desktop Linux equivalent.
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Agree with Jan as to being equivalent to app store... but if you're asking for Linux installers, what about yum? pip? github? sourceforge?
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Then why CNET? Really! Someone installing an app onto a phone from CNET is unworthy of a bullet, just kill them with a stick! It's bad enough when installing all sorts of crap-ware from CNET into Windows, but you should have no reason to resort to that particular infection-riddled-site for a phone, any phone, well perhaps if you're the one using a WinPhone.
If you do include desktops, then what about all the different Linux distro's repositories? I'm sure anyone running a Linux would most likely have installed nearly all their software from there instead of downloading anything manually.
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Unholy mother elephanter of fake download banners and bundled crapware, the 'traditional' download sites have totally gone to hell over the last decade or so.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: Unholy mother elephanter of ... bundled crapware,
Agreed! 
/ravi
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I have not had much trouble with CNET. Have to say that I am totally frustrated that some sites like Adobe (?) give you the option of downloading crap. Hate Yahoo since they pay to have themselves put as your default search engine.
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I hate CNet. Pure garbage. I won't download anything from them.
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Having failed utterly at monetization via elephantery, the scumbags who used to own sourceforge have sold the site. The new owner hasn't done anything yet.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Those stupid people still use the same monetization which's not working any more. I'm following this blog PageFair[^] since last year. This report[^] will make them happy.
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Do package stores for pacman/apt/yum count, or are we considering those as vendor sites?
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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I think of it more of an app store. It is provided the same as Apple's app store by the vendor of the OS, but is actually packages of other "vendors".
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Not sure how that's different, since the above distribution systems do the exact same thing, they just don't charge for it.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Yeah, it's not really any different. Ubuntu even has a "app store" looking graphical interface for apt-get.
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I download video files from bit torrent, does that count as an app. I once downloaded a game but that was 3 machines ago.
You mean there are trusted friends wow what a life you have!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: but that was 3 machines ago.
Please use an unit of time that we are all familiar with, such as months or years. "Machines" as a unit of time to some people means days and to others decades.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Personally, I've had my toaster for almost a decade! Does that help in any way? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Well I have had a refrigerator, oven, and cooktop for 25 years.
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