<![CDATA[Surprisingly strong words from Macworld.]]>Surprisingly strong words from Macworld.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3115356/use-apples-app-store-at-your-own-risk.html

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4b238803-5c71-4f93-ab1a-c80086c60254/surprisingly-strong-words-from-macworld.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:14:24 GMTWed, 15 Apr 2026 18:13:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Surprisingly strong words from Macworld. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:41:07 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/timchi/statuses/116415140149611804https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/timchi/statuses/116415140149611804Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:41:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Surprisingly strong words from Macworld. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:22:16 GMT]]>@danielinoa @lapcatsoftware It's really funny how thin-skinned Apple can be when their flawed logic is exposed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/USBTypeSteve/statuses/116415066022290530https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/USBTypeSteve/statuses/116415066022290530Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:22:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Surprisingly strong words from Macworld. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:49:58 GMT]]>@lapcatsoftware Apple has just revoked Macworld press pass for the foreseeable future, and WWDC is just around the corner.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danielinoa/statuses/116412107892189263https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danielinoa/statuses/116412107892189263Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:49:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Surprisingly strong words from Macworld. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:18:42 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/csilverman/statuses/116410097499311875https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/csilverman/statuses/116410097499311875Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:18:42 GMT