Comment by OhMeadhbh

3 months ago

There are objective criteria that macOS definitely fails at. Various government agencies here in the states can't use macs even if they wanted to due to lack of #a11y support or the ability to load their own root cert stores.

I agree with you that for MOST people, MOST of the complaints boil down to "I just don't like the Mac UX," but there are organizations that cannot tolerate the risk of forcing employees to use equipment that doesn't follow even the basics of section 508 or DoD guidance.

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ricardobeat  3 months ago

That is a quite strange reason, as Mac and iOS have by far the most investment in accessibility of any system. The amount of accessibility features both systems have is bewildering.

Every company using Macs I’ve ever worked for has MDM and their own root certs, that’s basic device management. Are you thinking of something else?

mrkstu  3 months ago

You can import new roots via Keychain, correct?

  • OhMeadhbh  3 months ago

    You can't install roots for all apps, notably the app store. Various government agencies occasionally like to install apps that are not web apps.

    • Aloisius  3 months ago

      I'm not sure I understand. What software do they expect to install via the App Store that can't be installed with the Apple's root certificates? Apple signs everything listed on the App Store, does it not?

      Also, why would they need the App Store to distribute software signed by their own keys anyway?

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