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Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu on macOS Big Sur

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AnonHP ◴[20 Oct 20 16:21 UTC] No.24839212[source]▶
I trust Apple a lot more than I trust Google or Facebook, but this clamping down of the Mac without options for power users while officially stating that the Mac will remain a Mac is alarming and distasteful on the part of Apple.

With the transition to Apple’s own chips looming, it seems like the days of “a Mac is a personal computer and not an app console like an iPhone or iPad” will be over by the middle of this decade. All Apple devices locked down completely and Apple decides the limits of what users can do on devices. This model made some sense for mobile (where restrictions were gradually removed or workarounds provided), but the Mac is going in reverse.

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capableweb ◴[20 Oct 20 16:52 UTC] No.24839623[source]▶
People keep saying "I trust company X a lot more than I trust company Y" but is "trust" really something that applies to companies at all? Feels weird to humanize companies in that way. If you trust a company, isn't it really that you trust the humans working at that company? So you should really say "I trust person X who happens to work at X today", as as soon as they leave, the trust went with them.

Companies are not people and cannot be trusted to act in any interest but profits. Any trust you feel towards a company is towards humans in the company, but let's not anthropomorphise companies (yet, until we have better AI at least).

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1. deltron3030 ◴[20 Oct 20 18:03 UTC] No.24840494[source]▶
>but is "trust" really something that applies to companies at all?

Of course, It's called branding. Promises that aren't kept are still promises that aren't kept, and Apple was traditionally known for going beyond expectations, it's the core of their brand.

Some companies are more B2B business and developer friendly, like MS and FB, and others like Apple and Amazon are the opposite, they're first and foremost about B2C and mainstream customers.

Apple is less B2B focused than before because of the iPhone. They don't have to attract devs by giving them the best tools, they can attract them because of their market share among solvent customers on mobile alone.