The management of MacOS is such a PITA
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Before they get locked out, I mean of course
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We went from Macs being "immune" to malware to Macs being infested with it to this. Walled gardens have their benefits, but flexibility and choice aren't among them.
There's an open source audio tool I wanted to use, but the unsigned executable got bounced. It turns out I'd been fooled into downloading a malware-infested version of it. In that single case I appreciated it.
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dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️replied to [email protected] last edited by
If it appeared to turn on just by opening it, it wasn't off in the first place. It was in sleep.
Your system integrator may have disabled it for some damn fool reason by default, probably to make it appear that the machine "boots" faster if the user is bamboozled into never truly turning it off. But if you have administrator access you can always turn the option back on.
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[email protected]replied to [email protected] last edited by
Them having more control over how you use your computer allows for more schemes to milk you out of your money. Just like they are doing on iOS.
EU DMA turned out to be completely useless. All these years and Apple still hasn't released control over iOS. So don't hold your breath for any legal change.
Apple is heavily incentivized to lock down the macOS platform and infringe on your privacy in the process, as long as you still use their computers.
