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Given how absolutely terrible "real" computers are at having a meaningful security model (see also https://xkcd.com/1200/ https://xkcd.com/1200/), I am entirely
by geofft 7y ago
Given how absolutely terrible "real" computers are at having a meaningful security model (see also https://xkcd.com/1200/ https://xkcd.com/1200/), I am entirely in favor of letting the iOS dev team, who have implemented a meaningful security model, design things while making sure they never hear about how "real" computers work.
- realusername 7y agoThe problem with that is iOS is only a consumption device, not an actual computer, their security model makes no sense if you are using the device like a computer.
- hoseja 7y agoDon't think, just consoom product.
- geofft 7y agoI use my iPhone like a computer. (I think. I mean, I don't spend a bunch of time cleaning up malware on it or reinstalling my Python environment because something got screwed up one day, does that mean I don't use it like a computer?)
- realusername 7y agoYou can but it's not really designed for that usage, hard to access files, unability to create a folder hierarchy, a lot of use-cases are outright forbidden by Apple...
- Fnoord 7y agoOn the other hand, they're easy to open and repair, and it is the user who decides what software they are allowed to run on their computer, unlike anything that iOS dev team got involved with. (Oh, and don't forget that basically all older iOS devices contain a local vulnerability which cannot be fixed.)
- geofft 7y ago> (Oh, and don't forget that basically all older iOS devices contain a local vulnerability which cannot be fixed.) This is also true of all "real" computers.