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> Wow, what can a Mac auto-update do that is worse than Windows blocking your screen for 10 minutes Rename random internal user accounts without informing the
by talldayo 2y ago
> Wow, what can a Mac auto-update do that is worse than Windows blocking your screen for 10 minutes
Rename random internal user accounts without informing the user, breaking many third-party package managers with an overnight upgrade? https://determinate.systems/posts/nix-support-for-macos-sequoia/ https://determinate.systems/posts/nix-support-for-macos-sequ...
Oh, or it could depreciate an entire class of software you may-or-may-not use without any opportunity for replacement besides downgrading your Mac? https://support.apple.com/en-us/103076 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103076
- pxc 2y agoMore mundane, but it also unconditionally blasts a bunch of config files under /etc that rightfully belong to the user/administrator. I've not seen any OS as willing to simultaneously Sherlock existing apps and rip out the APIs they depend on, either. macOS upgrades are indeed generally exceptionally disruptive to applications.