I thought they changed their minds and were going to allow non-store app installs after a 24 hour wait, because everyone complained. Did they reneg?

Edit: According to the article, no they did not. Fuck Google for this change, but why does this article make it seem llke changing a Developer Mode setting is some scary, dangerous thing? Enabling Developer Mode is literally the very first thing you should do when you get a new phone; it's nothing to fear monger over.