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by twir 3089 days ago
I don't mind those features in and of themselves, and I see their value; it's Apple's paternalistic attitude that bothers me. I've used Macs for my entire life and always felt I still had a semblance of control over the hardware and software that I bought, but that feeling of control is going away.
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acdha 3089 days ago
How is a feature you can turn off paternalistic? I’d think that argument is much stronger about iOS.
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twir 3089 days ago
Yes, iOS is a better example. I'm not a big fan of closed platforms in general. I like to be able to decide which software I run on my device, so my most recent laptop and phone purchases have been GNU/Linux devices.

I understand and appreciate the security advantage that comes with protecting users from themselves, but at least SELinux and related software still give users the rope needed to hang themselves if they're into that sort of thing.

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jsjohnst 3086 days ago
> but at least SELinux and related software still give users the rope needed to hang themselves if they're into that sort of thing.

How’s that not possible on macOS too?

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