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Is it possible to allow sideloading and keep users safe?

(shkspr.mobi)
205 points ColinWright | 2 comments | 30 Aug 25 12:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.6s | source
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walthamstow ◴[30 Aug 25 13:00 UTC] No.45074258[source]▶
MacOS handles it pretty well, I can use it to do what Doctorow calls general computing and my mother can use it to shop and do email. Apple allowing freedom for MacOS but not iOS is inconsistent and I see no good reason for that.
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MillironX ◴[30 Aug 25 13:35 UTC] No.45074566[source]▶
Except Apple code signing on MacOS is basically what Google is trying to copy over to Android. I can run arbitrary programs on MacOS, but I have to go and remove the com.apple.quarantine attribute from any application that doesn't have Apple's explicit permission to exist, i.e. most FOSS apps. I suspect that option will go away eventually.
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BriggyDwiggs42 ◴[31 Aug 25 06:21 UTC] No.45080824[source]▶
Highly unlikely they’d remove the option with how many devs use macos
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Rohansi ◴[31 Aug 25 07:49 UTC] No.45081281[source]▶
I think it's more likely Apple will shift everyone to using iPads and phase out Mac.
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1. tim333 ◴[31 Aug 25 08:51 UTC] No.45081588[source]▶
They'd have a job doing that one. Speaking as a 30 year laptop user with no interest in ipads. I've never seen the point of ipads - it's like a phone that can't make phone calls.
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2. Rohansi ◴[31 Aug 25 22:50 UTC] No.45087788[source]▶
I'm with you but it's not up to us. Computing has been moving more and more away from desktops and laptops in new (human) generations. iPadOS is slowly becoming Mac-like where you can have a cursor, dock, and have apps open as windows. The Pro models already use the same silicon as some Macs. They could start by eliminating the lower spec Macs because the iPad is basically the same but with a touch screen. You'll just need to get all your apps on the App Store so Apple gets their cut.