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> offence against the entire notion of what a computer is YES! I feel offended in Apple's ecosystem. Consistently. When I can't upgrade, can’t even fix my own
by gofreddygo 4y ago
> offence against the entire notion of what a computer is
YES! I feel offended in Apple's ecosystem. Consistently.
When I can't upgrade, can’t even fix my own overpriced laptop because of soldered parts.
When I can't copy MY photos out of MY device, without uploading it to Apple's cloud.
When I can't buy OEM parts for older Apple devices because Apple put a noose around independent suppliers.
When (like the OP found) I can’t run MY CODE on MY DEVICE without notarizing and authorizing.
There's a much longer tail of issues I can fix and address myself.
These are fundamental, They eclipse all other (hard) things Apple deserves credit for like hardware quality and performance and integration with other Apple products. Despite their price gouging.
I am myself pulling away from Apple. I do not buy them any more. Don’t recommend Apple to any makers and hackers. The only persona I see happy using Apple laptops are ones who don't care about these. Those that got them handed down from work. They don’t tinker with them. They use them like appliances.
They don’t have my problems. I do.
- jakub_g 4y ago> When I can't copy MY photos out of MY device, without uploading it to Apple's cloud. Wait, what? (Not an Apple user - genuinely curious)
- sixstringtheory 4y agoThey probably mean from an iOS device to a PC/Android. It can be done without using iCloud, but you’ll need a macOS machine or special iOS app to do it.
- dmonitor 4y agoI’m fairly certain photos are the one thing you can get out of an iOS device with relative ease. They just present themselves as a USB storage device with a DCIM folder. Music, Videos, etc require specialized tool but photos are the exception.
- jurmous 4y agoYou can download photos on a Windows PC through iTunes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302
- KoftaBob 4y ago"Windows: You can import photos to your PC by connecting your device to your computer and using the Windows Photos app" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302
- rchaud 4y agoThis is still pretty bad, reminds me of using the iPod on Windows. On my Android phone I can just send the photos directly to my MacOS machine via Bluetooth. No app required.
- dheerajvs 4y agoBluetooth for file transfer in 2023? You can setup a local web server and access all files using a Web browser from any device on the network. I have been using Trebleshot[0] on Android for this. Sadly the source code is archived now. [0]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.genonbeta.TrebleShot/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.genonbeta.TrebleShot/
- gofreddygo 4y agoIt can be. Sure. And a house can be painted with a toothpick. At the end of an export, I have a folder full of randomly named files. Now What about timestamps? Image names? Location? Timezone? Edits I made on the iPhone? Image quality? Is it heic, jpeg, png? Apple forums are loaded with frustrations as this https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252812655 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252812655 At a $1000+ price point, I am a customer and I am offended.
- aembleton 4y agoCan't you just send them on Signal or upload to Dropbox?
- account42 4y agoThat's just using some other company's cloud. Why would you want to involve any third party for transferring files between your devices.