> offence against the entire notion of what a computer is
YES! I feel offended in Apple's ecosystem. Consistently.
When I can't upgrade, can’t even fix my own overpriced laptop because of soldered parts.
When I can't copy MY photos out of MY device, without uploading it to Apple's cloud.
When I can't buy OEM parts for older Apple devices because Apple put a noose around independent suppliers.
When (like the OP found) I can’t run MY CODE on MY DEVICE without notarizing and authorizing.
There's a much longer tail of issues I can fix and address myself.
These are fundamental, They eclipse all other (hard) things Apple deserves credit for like hardware quality and performance and integration with other Apple products. Despite their price gouging.
I am myself pulling away from Apple. I do not buy them any more. Don’t recommend Apple to any makers and hackers. The only persona I see happy using Apple laptops are ones who don't care about these. Those that got them handed down from work. They don’t tinker with them. They use them like appliances.
They probably mean from an iOS device to a PC/Android. It can be done without using iCloud, but you’ll need a macOS machine or special iOS app to do it.
I’m fairly certain photos are the one thing you can get out of an iOS device with relative ease. They just present themselves as a USB storage device with a DCIM folder. Music, Videos, etc require specialized tool but photos are the exception.
At the end of an export, I have a folder full of randomly named files. Now What about timestamps? Image names? Location? Timezone? Edits I made on the iPhone? Image quality? Is it heic, jpeg, png?
You can setup a local web server and access all files using a Web browser from any device on the network. I have been using Trebleshot[0] on Android for this. Sadly the source code is archived now.
YES! I feel offended in Apple's ecosystem. Consistently.
When I can't upgrade, can’t even fix my own overpriced laptop because of soldered parts.
When I can't copy MY photos out of MY device, without uploading it to Apple's cloud.
When I can't buy OEM parts for older Apple devices because Apple put a noose around independent suppliers.
When (like the OP found) I can’t run MY CODE on MY DEVICE without notarizing and authorizing.
There's a much longer tail of issues I can fix and address myself.
These are fundamental, They eclipse all other (hard) things Apple deserves credit for like hardware quality and performance and integration with other Apple products. Despite their price gouging.
I am myself pulling away from Apple. I do not buy them any more. Don’t recommend Apple to any makers and hackers. The only persona I see happy using Apple laptops are ones who don't care about these. Those that got them handed down from work. They don’t tinker with them. They use them like appliances.
They don’t have my problems. I do.