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Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 (www.apple.com)
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[–] brainwashed@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It runs macOS so you can install any stuff that you want. With asahi Linux showing you can also install other operating systems. I think a retrograde lockdown might be possible, but it’s unlikely.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The reason I ask is because I tried to install something on Mac OS the other day, and it made me jump through a lot of hoops to install something not approved by Apple. And in the end, I wasn't able to just blanket allow software from untrusted sources. I had to click a button each time. So it seems like there's nothing stopping Apple from just removing your ability to press that button in the future.

[–] brainwashed@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I install tons of software with homebrew and nix every day. Yes, sometimes you need to allow a new version explicitly. Also yes, Apple could probably disallow that globally, but that would be a big change for something they allowed for 50 years.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Seems like they're getting closer every year though

[–] brainwashed@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They have not changed anything in forever. Even the boot loader is unlocked.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Here are some of the changes making it more difficult to install arbitrary software in the name of security:

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3483921/macs-are-becoming-more-locked-down.html