If you could fix one thing about the Apple ecosystem, what would it be? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ll go you one better. MacOS telling you what you can’t install.

~(Yes, I have mostly defeated it, but it’s the principle.)~

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

... if any desktop computer treats you like iOS treats everyone, it's molotov time.

Or at the very least:

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t disagree. My problem is that all the alternatives are worse. At least, in my opinion, and for my use case.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ is seared in my brain at this point.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I disabled it in terminal. But I shouldn’t have to use fucking terminal for that.

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