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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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2071 points K0nserv | 3 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.499s | source
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daft_pink ◴[01 Sep 25 01:01 UTC] No.45088470[source]▶
There’s something weird about it. My phone needs to be hyper secure, and a lot of companies went to monetize that and introduce insecurities with their software.

That’s why I love my iPhone, but I’m not super happy about what happens with my Mac.

There’s something in the reality that it’s the app developers not the user that are being restricted by Apple. Apple keeps the app developers from doing things I don’t like for the most part. I don’t feel very restricted.

But I don’t want my computer to become a walled garden. It’s only OK for my phone.

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1. OsrsNeedsf2P ◴[01 Sep 25 03:22 UTC] No.45089161[source]▶
What does this have to do with the article?
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2. pparanoidd ◴[01 Sep 25 03:29 UTC] No.45089193[source]▶
Flexibility is usually inverse of security
3. daft_pink ◴[01 Sep 25 15:52 UTC] No.45093737[source]▶
The article is a discussion about google‘s android app processes becoming more strict and the authors opinion that that’s terrible.

My comment is an argument against sideloading for phone devices because there’s a lot of nefarious behavior in these types of apps by comparing apples process because Apple is the other operator in this duopoly of phone operating systems. Sorry that was not clear.