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It's funny. Apple get a lot of (fairly justified) stick for their walled garden approach – but if they launched a pricey laptop with a version of macOS locked t
by mattkevan 10y ago
It's funny. Apple get a lot of (fairly justified) stick for their walled garden approach – but if they launched a pricey laptop with a version of macOS locked to the App Store, the Internet would collectively lose its mind.
- doubt_me 10y agoAnd buy it anyway
- netheril96 10y agoDevelopers definitely won't buy a MacBook walled by App Store. All the Unix utilities would be gone, as would be the usefulness of a MacBook.
- ksk 10y agoWhy would the UNIX tools be gone? They're part of the OS itself !
- mgkimsal 10y agoEverything else that you install (via brew, ports, etc) wouldn't be allowed (or... that's the thinking if it were locked down).
- netheril96 10y agoFirst of all, the Unix tools are not part of the OS. They are bundled with the OS, but definitely not necessary. Second of all, in a walled garden macOS, you could not have most of the Unix tools, because they break the sandboxes.
- ksk 10y agoThat is easily settled though. Apple considers them part of the OS, and so they are. Its as simple as that. >Second of all, in a walled garden macOS, you could not have most of the Unix tools, because they break the sandboxes. Which tool breaks what sandbox? I think you're conflating root access with userland UNIX tools.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoThey're on your iPhone too you just can't use them.
- hartator 10y agoLike an Ipad with a keybaord? :)
- protomyth 10y agoAn iPad with a keyboard[1] that allowed the current enterprise deployment of custom apps and developer side loading would be considered heavily for purchase. The only addition that would seal the deal would be allowing local iCloud servers. 1) Apple should have built an iBook after they built the Apple TV which broke the touch model.
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- LeoPanthera 10y agoEven iOS lets you change your search engine.
- zbuttram 10y agoApple also doesn't own a search engine though, I'm reasonably certain they would have tried the same thing if they did.
- tsycho 10y agoI agree. iOS doesn't let you change the default browser or the default maps app for instance since they have a competing product.
- bad_user 10y agoGoogle's Android allows for both changing the default browser, which can be actual Firefox and the default search engine. It also allows users to enable third party app stores. This hasn't lessened their grip on the market at all, Android now dominates the mobile scene and Google keeps tight control. So I just don't get Apple and Microsoft.
- kuschku 10y agoGoogle doesn’t allow changing the location provider, push notification provider, etc. Google has a MASSIVE advantage over what competing services can do on Android – trust me, I’ve tried to replace them with FLOSS ones without rooting.
- ApolloFortyNine 10y agoWhat drives me crazy is they still have to deal with anti-trust investigations in the EU because they require that some apps at least be on the device to begin with. The user can do whatever they want afterwards. The user can even install there own app store. Meanwhile here's Apple, the only apps that can be installed have to come from the App store (where Apple gets their 30% cut).
- nailer 10y ago> if they launched a pricey laptop with a version of macOS locked to the App Store, the Internet would collectively lose its mind Like https://www.apple.com/uk/ipad-pro/ https://www.apple.com/uk/ipad-pro/ ?