macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by toyg on Friday November 13, 2020 @02:43AM (#25080005)

Except bad things did happen. Like their capricious application of Appstore “guidelines”; the increasing difficulty of running software on Mac where the developer won’t pay Apple a tithe; the drop in Linux support for the platform, as they locked it down more and more at hardware level; the imposition of their authentication and payment portals (and hence 30% taxes all around) on web apps... etc etc etc.

We have been effectively boiled like obedient frogs.

I love macOS but my next laptop won’t be a mac and my next phone won’t be an iPhone. Divesting from the ecosystem will be painful but we’re well past any grace period at this point.

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by bsaul on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:10PM (#25085418)

"I love macOS but my next laptop won’t be a mac and my next phone won’t be an iPhone. Divesting from the ecosystem will be painful but we’re well past any grace period at this point. "

same here. I hope this will lead to a leap in quality in alternative mobile & desktop OSes, because at the moment the situation looks pretty bad.

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by sokoloff on Friday November 13, 2020 @04:56AM (#25080766)

I have not experienced any difficulties in installing or running apps from outside the Mac app store (if that’s what you mean by paying Apple a tithe).

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by toyg on Friday November 13, 2020 @08:28AM (#25081899)

First they restricted execution of unsigned binaries unless you run in a substantially-unprotected mode: https://github.molgen.mpg.de/pages/bs/macOSnotes/mac/mac_pro...

Then they disabled execution of all unsigned binaries. To run on a default Mac, you either pay Apple or compile on the user's own machine which is obviously unsustainable. https://eclecticlight.co/2020/08/22/apple-silicon-macs-will-...

They've also removed any 32bit support, in case you could make do with old programs that don't make Apple some money.

I'm still on Mojave and will not upgrade. Personally, my last MBP was bought in 2016 and I have no intention of getting another one as long as they continue exploiting developers and the public in this way.

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by saagarjha on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:17PM (#25085514)

> To run on a default Mac, you either pay Apple or compile on the user's own machine

This is not true. Apple silicon runs code with any signature, even an ad-hoc one.

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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by rowanG077 on Saturday November 14, 2020 @05:28PM (#25096263)

What exactly do you mean ad-hoc? Can my friend without an apple account compile an executable with GCC send it to me and I can run it on my new Apple Macbook?

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