Maybe some of you loyal readers remember a long blog post written at the mid/end in 2008. I was complaining about limitations in Mac OS X (10.5 that time). Meanwhile we’re currently at 10.6.x and in this case, NOTHING has changed. I know that OS X has a lot limitations and I’m annoyed about. Funny that “thinking different(ly)” today means to be more jailed than using the “bad” Windows. You’ve a lot more choices there, and don’t get me started on the variety of billions of software, options and settings in UNIX, Linux or OpenSolaris.
I was using it and yeah, also bought 3 new Macs in this year already, because the workflow is more or less great. Sure, I’ve my heavy concerns with Outlook invitations which is very annoying if you don’t use an own Exchange with Apple Mail (yeah! The funny thing is, that Apple Mail IS ABLE to accept/decline/maybe appointments, but this feature ONLY works if you have your very own Exchange running (or hosted Exchange)). There are some other things, but it was Ok – great software like Final Cut are the pushing arguments to stick with Apple. And the variety of GREAT Mac software.
But Apple seems to have new plans; regarding to http://rixstep.com/1/20100424,00.shtml, there’s this new paragraph:
“No software will be able to run on Mac OS X 10.7 without being approved and signed by Apple, Inc.”
Yikes! If THAT will become true, there’s no way to stick with OS X on my main working machine anymore. You may ask why?
- I don’t want that Apple KNOWS which software I use. It’s MY part!
- If I want to use software XY from a source that also dislikes that idea, I would be not able to run their software anymore?
- I even hate the App Store restrictions from Apple for the iPhone. It’s ok, because I don’t use my iPhone as heavy as others. They want to be sure, that we (users) don’t get stuff which is not ideal in their minds. Ugh! I mean, I think that I can decide for myself what is good and bad for me and my soul. I appreciate that they keep harmful software from our devices, but they do it a step too far. Simply called, it’s called censorship. In a heavy way. It’s like the big firewall of china, it’s like the censorship happen to other states regarding the internet or maybe compare it to the STASI back in the DDR.
- What about stuff like the great MacPorts?
Yet, it’s just one sentence, but honestly, I believe this could come true. We all know that Apple is building in TPM chips since the first Intel Mac and maybe 10.7 now starts using it by allowing or disallowing appz to be run on my very own machine. That’s a step too far Apple, and if that will be true, I will turn you my back and will find another OS that I will use.
See guys, that’s the issue if you buy software & hardware from the same company – they’ve easily full control about you. And I will NOT become a puppet of Steve Jobs and his crazy ideas!
Ciao
Dennis
pali7x
anyway, here’s my thought about what’s going on.i’m respectfully disagree if apple will make such decision.1. operating system, as we know, the main part of any computer, should be able to run any application it design to. could be open source or closed source, with or without approval. the operating system itself, can be open source (free) or commercially made. so the conclusion is, operating system shouldn’t be closely ties with the application.2.one company that produce both hardware and operating system made the great product, but doesn’t mean we’re living on the same earth we should have only one choice. with decision apple dropped flash support from ipad, i believe the chaos going will prevent adobe product from being approve for apple computer use. 3. app store are great. but open source means freedom and share the freedom. sure you have the right to write your own software, but to let it spread and utilize by others? that’s up to apple to approve it. that’s not freedom. after all, we’ll begin to use computers according to apple, and where’s our right as user, after all?4. app store required credit card to use it. i don’t have credit card. so does many people. there’s a lot of free applications on app store. why apple still need credit card for applications? unless they are targeting above average user (financial), sure. but doesn’t mean i can afford to buy apple hardware, i want to buy their software too! 5. its user right to choose what kind of application they want to run. even its porno game or something. that’s their right, not apple. it won’t hurt apple. thinking about morality and freedom, if they want to start controlling everything, then what actually we bought from apple? or we just, rent it? perhaps not. i guess we’re giving away our life. what kind of life? after all we don’t have choices.i honestly doesn’t see apple decision about this to prevent piracy or hackintoshing. it just doesn’t make sense. because they implant the restriction on operating system. i guess, they will allow os x to be install on normal pc, just like itunes installed most on every windows for the sake of iphone and ipod. sure we can rely on alternative, but that wasn’t average choice.
Dennis Klein
First of all, thanks a lot for you long personal mind and commenting, Pali
I want to highlight, that I’m more or less happy with Mac OS X. There are traps, but currently it’s mostly the best desktop experience in my mind and what I’ve written here is about the “worst case”. I’m not sure if it will happen and all this is hypothetical.1. I fully agree with you. Using sometimes the same stuff, not depending if it’s Mac OS, Windows or even Linux or OpenSolaris is a big big thing that would have been lost – except every individual who creates a software wants to give Apple $99 to be able to submit it. That’s the scary thing. Until today, Xcode was FREE. But putting it to their store would be no longer free. I’m not a software developer, so I don’t care that much, and I understand comments like the one from @macarne who says it’s a great way to distribute. It would be, if it’s an addition! And not the ONLY WAY to get software in the future. It’s a rumor, so let’s see what will happen.2. The Flash thing divides the users. Adobe <> Apple is critical since 1998 or so, so it’s VERY political and that’s the bad thing about Apple – they fight their “wars” on the back of their users. And that’s in my mind also a point which makes the iPad in some ways unattractive (even if it is very attractive in other points).3. Ok – as it’s fictional at the moment, I don’t see a reason why it should be not possible to code something, put it onto the store and put the source on the developers website.4. Good argument. I personally don’t have it paired to a credit card, but here in Germany we’ve other services. Since 2 years, we’re buying coupons (15€ ones) at special offers and use them. We’re maybe not the best customers 
PS. Having a broken part of a Mac REQUIRES a Credit Card. Without you will NOT receive any replacement parts for them (for example: power supply for a MacBook, graphics card or keyboard for a Mac Pro – that is my experience).5. You can see a lot people complaining about the great firewall of China, in some way, Apple is doing a very similar thing here – telling the customers what they should use. (Of course, I write this based in the line I’ve read and quoted here).CiaoDennis
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I think it’s time to leave OSX behind you…
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