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This is a non-sequitur. Apple can easily add a "super senior" mode to an iPhone while still keeping the rest of the platform open.
by howinteresting 3y ago
This is a non-sequitur. Apple can easily add a "super senior" mode to an iPhone while still keeping the rest of the platform open.
- zuminator 3y agoOr to flip that around, they could keep the walled garden but allow the user to spin up a virtualized environment completely walled off from the main OS, and run compilers and other software without risk to the phone side. Then the author could install a Jornada emulator or a full Linux distro.
- Gigachad 3y agoProblem is that the tech support scammer walks grandma through the process of turning off senior mode and installing malware.
- howinteresting 3y agoI don't know, this can be solved with a parental controls equivalent. If Apple really put its heart in it it could solve all of these issues. But it wouldn't benefit Apple to solve them.