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In reply to the discussion: Why do ppl hate Apple? [View all]usonian
(10,466 posts)I favored Apple at the outset because it wasn't Microsoft.
Gates, you know.
And I have stuck with that, even being an open source advocate.
MacOS is Unix underneath, and that's obvious to advanced users, and many parts are indeed open source.
Most open source apps compile for MacOS, especially since developers favor it (because it's Unix inside)
You could always boot up Linux, and I'll boot up a Knoppix or other live CD. (it's all thumb drives these days)
Tails as well! Not sure what the M-series chips will do.
iOS always puzzled me. "Protecting users from themselves"
It took FOREVER in internet time to have any semblance of a file system, so long that I can't wrap my mind around using it, though I do so all day on the computers.
You have to look at mobile devices as toys that someone else programs.
That said, A-shell and iSH are full linux/unix environments (in sandboxes) and Carnets offer full Jupyter notebooks free.
Pro's and Cons.
Steve Jobs killed Hypercard, which if left to mature would be amazing.
Apple bounces back and forth on user-friendliness and user-hostility.
I *do* note that the encryption situation, which for a long time gave Apple and cops giant backdoors into data held at Apple, is finally getting it "right" with the latest software release. It will be end-to-end encrypted. Kudos to many (including myself) who bombarded Apple with advice to do so.
Short of it: Windows and Google suck like flesh-eating bacteria. Go with what works better, be that ios, macos, or linux.
Major gripe with all of these is the blistering pace of change. That disrupts workflows and requires re-downloading developer tools, and naturally, software that's rushed out the door is wildly prone to bugs.
Still, OpenBSD is the only operating system designed with safety first.
All software and hardware is instantly obsolescent. By design.
Capitalism, comrade.
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