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I responded to someone here the other day who couldn't fathom how macOS is restricted compared to other desktop OSes. Given that you can't install it on anythi

I responded to someone here the other day who couldn't fathom how macOS is restricted compared to other desktop OSes. Given that you can't install it on anything but one brand of hardware and you can't even change the color of the mouse pointer/cursor from black to any other color that you desire (as you can on just about every other major desktop OS)... I think some of these people are just victims of marketing and a small but loud minority.

baal80spam 7y ago
> you can't even change the color of the mouse pointer/cursor from black to any other color that you desire Is... is this really true? (disclaimer: I've never used a mac in my life)
- foobarian 7y ago
  At the same time... why would you want to? It never even occurred to me to try until I read this today.
  - fortran77 7y ago
    For one thing, it helps people with vision/color perception problems.
    - Tehnix 7y ago
      Apple is probably one of the better companies w.r.t. accessibility. You can make the cursor big and a bunch of other things.
  - pradn 7y ago
    Isn't the world more fun if people can customize their computers? Weird and zany cursors add some flavor. Let people be people. In other words, should everyone live in an IKEA catalog house?
    - foobarian 7y ago
      Well sure, I hear you. Just amused that it hasn't crossed my mind yet, and I've been around.
- 72deluxe 7y ago
  Yes, it's black. Also, you can't change any of the UI colours. The major feature of the last release was that you could change the UI from grey to black. So, now 2 colours to choose from. One day we'll get 3 or more!
  - nvrspyx 7y ago
    You can change the accent color and the highlight color, but it’s still pretty barebones. https://imgur.com/a/H0sfavk https://imgur.com/a/H0sfavk
  - Razengan 7y ago
    > Also, you can't change any of the UI colours. The major feature of the last release was that you could change the UI from grey to black. So, now 2 colours to choose from. None of this is true. How is the current state of GUI customization in Windows? Last time I checked, you couldn't even set a custom wallpaper without paying money.
    - MikusR 7y ago
      Did you check 50 years in the future? What are you talking about? When did you have to pay to change wallpaper?
      - transpostmeta 7y ago
        If you have an unregistered version of Windows, they impose some restrictions. One of them is that you can't change your wallpaper.
        mhermher 7y ago
        'Unregistered' as in pirated? I think they embed a warning message into the background for pirated Windows and that is probably why you can't change it. Microsoft is saying 'Hey, we know you pirated this copy. Instead of locking it down, we're just going to put this un-dismissable nag message here.'
    - 7y ago

baal80spam 7y ago

> you can't even change the color of the mouse pointer/cursor from black to any other color that you desire Is... is this really true? (disclaimer: I've never used a mac in my life)

foobarian 7y ago
At the same time... why would you want to? It never even occurred to me to try until I read this today.
- fortran77 7y ago
  For one thing, it helps people with vision/color perception problems.
  - Tehnix 7y ago
    Apple is probably one of the better companies w.r.t. accessibility. You can make the cursor big and a bunch of other things.
- pradn 7y ago
  Isn't the world more fun if people can customize their computers? Weird and zany cursors add some flavor. Let people be people. In other words, should everyone live in an IKEA catalog house?
  - foobarian 7y ago
    Well sure, I hear you. Just amused that it hasn't crossed my mind yet, and I've been around.
72deluxe 7y ago
Yes, it's black. Also, you can't change any of the UI colours. The major feature of the last release was that you could change the UI from grey to black. So, now 2 colours to choose from. One day we'll get 3 or more!
- nvrspyx 7y ago
  You can change the accent color and the highlight color, but it’s still pretty barebones. https://imgur.com/a/H0sfavk https://imgur.com/a/H0sfavk
- Razengan 7y ago
  > Also, you can't change any of the UI colours. The major feature of the last release was that you could change the UI from grey to black. So, now 2 colours to choose from. None of this is true. How is the current state of GUI customization in Windows? Last time I checked, you couldn't even set a custom wallpaper without paying money.
  - MikusR 7y ago
    Did you check 50 years in the future? What are you talking about? When did you have to pay to change wallpaper?
    - transpostmeta 7y ago
      If you have an unregistered version of Windows, they impose some restrictions. One of them is that you can't change your wallpaper.
      - mhermher 7y ago
        'Unregistered' as in pirated? I think they embed a warning message into the background for pirated Windows and that is probably why you can't change it. Microsoft is saying 'Hey, we know you pirated this copy. Instead of locking it down, we're just going to put this un-dismissable nag message here.'
  - 7y ago