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> The tight control over what the software can do is a big part of what makes apple devices have such a good user experience. Correlation does not equal causat
by kennywinker 6y ago
> The tight control over what the software can do is a big part of what makes apple devices have such a good user experience.
Correlation does not equal causation. There is a way to provide streamlined default experience without the control. The Mac has so far been an example. Everything under the sun is possible, but apple only paves the path they would prefer you take.
- scarface74 6y agoAnd the Mac has cases like Zoom installing a back door web server so even when you deleted the app, it could reinstall itself. Another case (not saying it’s nefarious it was obviously an unintentional screw up) was if you had System Integrity Protection turned off an installed Chrome, it would render your Mac unusable. (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/no-it-wasnt-a-virus-it-was-chrome-that-stopped-macs-from-booting/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/no-it...) Even Apple is not immune from screwing up on the Mac. A certain version of iTunes deleted users files if the hard drive name had a space in it.