This proves again that MacOS is not worth using anymore. Apple has no financial interest in producing desktop or laptop os in "general computing" sense. Actual Apple product is the iPhone and iServices. Everything else is in category of companion device. And yes, people don't care about security and freedom they care about safety, social perception and ease of use.
Apple has no financial interest in producing desktop or laptop os in "general computing" sense.
That’s a fascinating take on macOS. Which just had a major release with significant changes in the reported quarter. Unless I’m mistaken it still installs compilers and third party apps just fine, the only “general” thing you can’t do anymore is modify system internals as extensively. Which seems pretty good for security, and not especially meaningful in terms of freedom unless you’re a fanatic.
As you can see I don't care about downvotes. I will say it simply as I can: iOS, iPadOS and in the near future macOS are vertically integrated service and sell channels. The right move that I expected was to make at least iPadOS macOs like not the other way around. The idea to run macOS apps on iPad is more valuable in general computing terms than using touch designed software on desktop os.
Ipads are powerful enough but we don't have a proper access to filesystem and terminal. You can't compile on iPad or iPhone. The macs are around as development platform for increasingly restricted environment. Combine this with trend for SaaS and you will see that using your computer is actually renting overpriced hardware to work in the cloud.
Everything that Apple does is exploiting the limits of their user base.
Don't let me start on system design decision about VPN and Kernel extensions. (I know they will fix this in next update, but whats next?)
This isn’t true because the all of the apps and a huge amount of the content people consume on iOS devices is made on Macs. The Mac is in fact the golden goose, the iPhone is the egg.
Agreed. I can’t emphasise enough how maddening it is to have $5000+ worth of Apple devices in my house (some of which are more powerful than my 5 year old laptop) and none of them can compile software for their own ecosystem.
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This proves again that MacOS is not worth using anymore. Apple has no financial interest in producing desktop or laptop os in "general computing" sense. Actual Apple product is the iPhone and iServices. Everything else is in category of companion device. And yes, people don't care about security and freedom they care about safety, social perception and ease of use.
That’s a fascinating take on macOS. Which just had a major release with significant changes in the reported quarter. Unless I’m mistaken it still installs compilers and third party apps just fine, the only “general” thing you can’t do anymore is modify system internals as extensively. Which seems pretty good for security, and not especially meaningful in terms of freedom unless you’re a fanatic.
I don't know what you think a 'general computing' device is, but as long as I can do my work on it then I'm happy.
As you can see I don't care about downvotes. I will say it simply as I can: iOS, iPadOS and in the near future macOS are vertically integrated service and sell channels. The right move that I expected was to make at least iPadOS macOs like not the other way around. The idea to run macOS apps on iPad is more valuable in general computing terms than using touch designed software on desktop os. Ipads are powerful enough but we don't have a proper access to filesystem and terminal. You can't compile on iPad or iPhone. The macs are around as development platform for increasingly restricted environment. Combine this with trend for SaaS and you will see that using your computer is actually renting overpriced hardware to work in the cloud. Everything that Apple does is exploiting the limits of their user base. Don't let me start on system design decision about VPN and Kernel extensions. (I know they will fix this in next update, but whats next?)
This isn’t true because the all of the apps and a huge amount of the content people consume on iOS devices is made on Macs. The Mac is in fact the golden goose, the iPhone is the egg.
Until you can build exactly the same software for iOS on iOS that you can with macOS, this is not really true.
Agreed. I can’t emphasise enough how maddening it is to have $5000+ worth of Apple devices in my house (some of which are more powerful than my 5 year old laptop) and none of them can compile software for their own ecosystem.