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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by bambax on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:39PM (#15803093)
> Is there something you don't like about them?

You mean, in addition to bad QA and complete disregard for their users' security? And being the richest and most profitable company ever, cutting corners and evading taxes?

Their response on Twitter was amazing: "PM us so we can discuss this privately", not "thank you, we're looking into it NOW".

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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by macintux on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:34PM (#15804601)
I suspect the response on Twitter was a typical reply from a tier 0 support person. No reason to extrapolate from that to the company's internal response.

Apple is a Rorschach test writ large. What people see in it reflects more on the observer than the company in many cases.

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