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The point of signing software is to ensure the software was not tampered from the publisher. Linux package managers solve this by comparing a gpg key from the publisher with the software's. There is no need for a corporate giant to "vet" software.
I guess, the point was there's nothing doing that in windows, and you will have to check manually or use an expensive M$ certificate