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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by m_fayer on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:39AM (#15806086)
There's a big difference between a developer grudgingly keeping a cheap headless mini-computer under a stack of papers somewhere that gets used only as needed, and a developer using your system as their "home base" and buying into your entire ecosystem.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by teddyh on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:33AM (#15806577)
That’s not a big difference for Apple. They’ve got their user base now, they don’t need developers to spread the word anymore.
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