Surprisingly strong words from Macworld.

[lapcatsoftware@mastodon.social]

Surprisingly strong words from Macworld.

What's the point of the App Store, if it can't protect users?

The Ledger Live and Freecash incidents remind us that whatever Apple's app-vetting procedure is, it's not working.

Macworld (www.macworld.com)

[csilverman@mastodon.social]

@lapcatsoftware I think the fact that freedom was never even an *option* is the biggest indicator that this was always purely about revenue to begin with.

I don't need Apple's permission to erase my hard drive, install potentially shady stuff on my Mac, or run sudo commands. The OS will warn me, and introduce some well-intentioned friction—as it should—but in the end, it's my machine and my choice.

Safety vs. freedom has never been the mutually exclusive dilemma that Apple pretends it is.

[danielinoa@mastodon.social]

@lapcatsoftware Apple has just revoked Macworld press pass for the foreseeable future, and WWDC is just around the corner.

[usbtypesteve@infosec.exchange]

@danielinoa @lapcatsoftware It's really funny how thin-skinned Apple can be when their flawed logic is exposed.

[timchi@social.lol]

@lapcatsoftware Is that really a lot of vetting? ~2500 people could spend an entire work week vetting an app. At $40 per hour total compensation, that's a mere 2.5 Tim Apples.