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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by 38 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:11PM (#39136094)
Would you buy an XBOX for business use? IT? devops?
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by paulddraper on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:14PM (#39136125)
No, but I also wouldn't buy a iPhone for a devops machine.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by 38 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @06:33PM (#39136951)
you obviously haven't seen Mr. Robot.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by wpm on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:13PM (#39136112)
Would you buy an iPhone to run shell scripts and game emulators on?
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by armchair_expert on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:22PM (#39136214)
An iPhone is just a tiny pocket computer. There is no technical reason preventing an iPhone from running shell scripts and emulators. The only reason why it can't do is because Apple controls what apps you are allowed to run on your phone.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by funkyfourier on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:17PM (#39136161)
Actually, yes. If the iPhone was an open platform that could open it up for many use cases involving shell scripting and such. As for game emulators I already run several on my Android phone with great luck, so that is indeed a valid use case.
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