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I think the issue people have with "tech" is that much of the software and devices sold take up too much space and do things people don't want them to do, without offering choice, configurability, and options for full control
This is what I see whenever I see an apple device. There's very little control that the user can exert that Apple hasn't blessed to be something within your control.
All computers are general purpose logic machines and they're intentionally making them not do things that they absolutely could otherwise do, just because.
Not saying iPhones are bad, or that Mac's are bad.... I've just noticed that if you do things in a way that is compatible with how Apple thinks you should do them, then Apple works very well for you. If you have foolish notions to do things differently (or, "think different"... If you will), then you're going to have a bad time.
If you use homebrew you can install all kinds of things on a mac. So, you get the power of a Unix-based machine with the nice eye-candy, ease of use, rock solid drivers, etc. of an Apple device.
But, the phones are another matter. Those things are so locked down it's ridiculous. We really need competition in the mobile phone OS market.
I am now using lineage which is fine but still way too restrictive for my tastes. I tried using linux(postmarketos) as I am fine with a lot of inconveniences but was unable to make or take calls, which is kind of a hard line. There should just be an android based phone os which is degoogled and rooted by default, but really the problem lies with the hardware, I think. There need to be more phones with open firmware to make an alternative os really possible.
Yes, if you leverage the powers of root and you know what you are doing, you can endlessly modify MacOS to your heart's delight.
I find most people don't have that ability. They stick to the Apple app store and color inside of the lines that Apple has put down.
It's no small feat to overcome some of the "safeguards" they have put in your way with modifying the device.
If you use an iPhone and you don't like the Apple way of doing everything, your options are basically: 1. Tough shit, deal with it, or 2. Don't use an iPhone.
Android has a lot of the same protections, but you can still, from the user interface, bypass a lot of it, by design. It's "not recommended", but you can do it.
Microsoft is trying to move towards what Apple is doing. The TPM requirement allows Microsoft to basically hold the keys to the kingdom, so to speak. What they're aiming for is a root of trust (which is naturally, Microsoft), that allows all other things on your PC to run without warnings or dialogs, if they have been blessed by Microsoft's certificate authority for code signing (which is a requirement for drivers, but not nearly as strict of a requirement for applications).
This is the foundation of the "trusted computing" thing that they're pushing forward. The problem I have with "trusted computing" is who is issuing the trust? So far it seems like Microsoft is.... Which is not great IMO.
However, since Windows is only requiring that level of trusted signature on code for drivers, we're not to the same dystopia that MacOS has been "enjoying" for years.