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Why is it not a risk on MacOS? Answer: the MacOS customer base expects a computer they can run stuff on, and would not tolerate it without defecting.

by api 5y ago

FriendlyNormie 5y ago
This is one of those “whataboutisms” you liberal faggots claim are automatically bad arguments
klipklop 5y ago
They are slowly moving in the direction of only letting you run apps from their app store. Look at all the warnings and prompts you get if you try to run a program you downloaded outside of it.
- frumper 5y ago
  This is definitely my fear for the future of MacOS, though it will likely cause me to just get an iPad and a windows computer instead.
- mcphage 5y ago
  They're not pushing you in the direction of running apps from their store, but they are pushing in the direction of having apps be notarized: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizin...
- api 5y ago
  For many years the secret incantation to run an unsigned app is right click open twice in a row and confirming at the warning. “Run this… yes, and I really mean it!” Once you do this once it remembers and opens normally. This is still the case in Big Sur and on the M1. This idiom is fine with me. It’s easy to remember but kind of hidden from the non-technical. It also forces you to think a little which protects from accidentally launching an unsigned app. An alternative idiom that would work would be a red warning and requiring the user to type “YES.” This is also common in non-reversible delete dialogs.
threatofrain 5y ago
MacOS is arguably much more unsafe than iOS, which is a concern of mine as I imagine Apple will eventually answer the question of integrating your health and finance data on MacOS.

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Why is it not a risk on MacOS? Answer: the MacOS customer base expects a computer they can run stuff on, and would not tolerate it without defecting.

by api 5y ago

Why is it not a risk on MacOS? Answer: the MacOS customer base expects a computer they can run stuff on, and would not tolerate it without defecting.

FriendlyNormie 5y ago
This is one of those “whataboutisms” you liberal faggots claim are automatically bad arguments
klipklop 5y ago
They are slowly moving in the direction of only letting you run apps from their app store. Look at all the warnings and prompts you get if you try to run a program you downloaded outside of it.
- frumper 5y ago
  This is definitely my fear for the future of MacOS, though it will likely cause me to just get an iPad and a windows computer instead.
- mcphage 5y ago
  They're not pushing you in the direction of running apps from their store, but they are pushing in the direction of having apps be notarized: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizin...
- api 5y ago
  For many years the secret incantation to run an unsigned app is right click open twice in a row and confirming at the warning. “Run this… yes, and I really mean it!” Once you do this once it remembers and opens normally. This is still the case in Big Sur and on the M1. This idiom is fine with me. It’s easy to remember but kind of hidden from the non-technical. It also forces you to think a little which protects from accidentally launching an unsigned app. An alternative idiom that would work would be a red warning and requiring the user to type “YES.” This is also common in non-reversible delete dialogs.
threatofrain 5y ago
MacOS is arguably much more unsafe than iOS, which is a concern of mine as I imagine Apple will eventually answer the question of integrating your health and finance data on MacOS.