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  • Michael BaconMichaelTBacon@social.coop
    Jul 3, 2026, 1:34 PM

    @mhoye

    +1 to this. I think the lesson from Apple and Android that FOSS keeps resolutely not learning is that when most people sit down at or pull out a computer, they're not thinking, "I want to do computer!" They're wanting to do something the computer is the means to.

    I think one of the core problems that underlies all of the tech enterprise is that computers can do lots and lots of things but making them do that well and consistently is very labor intensive. Figuring out some way to extract enough value (or fund with other efforts) to make those expenditures worthwhile is like 80% of the problem in trying to make a tech business work. The tech part is almost secondary once you figure that out.

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  • Callista Gravescsgraves@turtleisland.social
    Jul 3, 2026, 2:24 PM

    @MichaelTBacon @mhoye the thing is, though, as I use my newer ipad pro mainly, because my macbook is from 2015 and I cannot afford a new one, Apple makes it difficult to just use your computer your way. And quite a few linux distros do it now too. Look, I don't want a Nanny telling me what software I should install and from where. Gatekeeper on Apple gear is the most egregious and anti-freedom bit of code I've seen in years.

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  • Michael BaconMichaelTBacon@social.coop
    Jul 3, 2026, 4:45 PM

    @csgraves @mhoye I have never loved how restricted Apple is with their OSes, but the fact is they work very, very hard to get the unnecessary bits out of the way and most people are quite happy with that. I just wish they would stash those bits somewhere that I can uncover and fiddle with them.

    I switched when OS X came out and I could get a bash shell, but as the QP says above, I'm an odd ball on that front.

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