macOS has defaults that can be for power users, but you can find them and change them. Windows is actively trying to subvert your will at every turn. Ads in the start menu/explorer, forced updates, forced logins in the OOBE… It’s abhorrent! And so many workarounds you find online are dead, because they’re actively subverting your will.
On Windows and MacOS, you are the frog no matter what you do. The water is at different temperatures, but they are both heating up pretty fast.
Still, at the current temperature, macbooks make for good workstations IMO. I sometimes miss Linux but just haven't found comparable hardware, efficiency and utility.
Also a relief to have USB-C displays and other hardware just work, no battery drain when idle, etc.
I'm sure it's a close call though compared to a good x64 laptop with Linux though, especially with x64 slowly approaching ARM in terms of power efficiency.
The latest debacle around macOS and JVM was not a good look though.
I feel their moat is shrinking.
> sudo spctl --master-disable
Please do not disable Gatekeeper because you want to open apps from a keyboard shortcut instead of right click and open.
I dont need any hand holding or babysitting thank you very much.
Same with the useless UAC warning dialogs on Windows.
Gatekeeper was only implemented to scare mainstream Apple users into using their pile of shit App Store. And developers needing to spend cash and “notarize” their apps.
You can see the same discussion happening now with the iOS 3rd party stores. As if every 3rd party app was a potentially filled tonthe brim with “viruses”
Same with UAC, I used to foolishly disable it completely but one day I opened a sketchy app in a moment of stupidity and it escalated to install a bunch of malware. I never would’ve given it admin, since it didn’t need it, but I’d turned off the dialog. The dialog definitely would’ve been a wake up call.
It’s not always babysitting to have your computer go “hey does this seem right?” Especially when it’s designed like gatekeeper to get out of your way the second time.
This is true for a lot of the new protections. SIP is a really good thing. I can modify the system if I really need to, but I want to know for sure when that’s happening.
brew install git
brew install emacs --cask