You're always been able to backup and restore your iPhone to your local Windows PC or a Mac using free first party software from Apple.

The only mainstream browser left that can still run the full version of uBlock Origin is Firefox.

All the others have the same limitations imposed by Manifest V3.

They don't do it for every extension, but they do so for a wide selection of popular options.

> Recommended extensions differ from other extensions that are regularly reviewed by Firefox staff in that they are curated extensions that meet the highest standards of security, functionality and user experience. After receiving Recommended status, safety standards are maintained through automated checks, monitoring, and periodic technical reviews

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recommended-extensions-...

So block them.

> 2. Many parents are themselves addicted and don't understand the harms or choose to ignore them

People are allowed to make choices others find objectionable.

> 3. Even children who don't use social media can be harmed by these platforms.

Bullying predates social networking and happens even without internet access.

> You already have no privacy online

If EVERYONE has to submit an ID before they are allowed to communicate on the internet, it becomes a much more dystopian world.

Stop trying to control EVERYONE and educate parents on existing tools that are available to protect their own children, if they choose to use them.

That's not a fantasy.

It's also a much less restrictive option than forcing EVERYONE to give up their privacy.

It would be better to use public resources to educate parents on how to use those existing controls, if that is something those parents choose to do with their own children.

I would say that it is tied to an institutional memory of what can go wrong when your platform depends on third party development tools.

Back in the classic Mac OS days, most developers used a compiler toolchain (Codewarrior) and application framework (PowerPlant) from a company called Metroworks.

They were bought by Motorola and those products were discontinued leaving developers in a bind.

After that, Apple decided that they needed to offer their own first party development tools.

Apple isn't the company that has already attempted to lock their PC operating system to only accept apps from an app store.

That's Microsoft with both WindowsRT and Windows S.

Just because the first attempt failed in the marketplace and Microsoft backed down on the second doesn't mean they haven't already tried to lock Windows to only run app store apps multiple times.

Efficiency and performance is another.

We've long known that pushing clock speeds results in diminishing efficiency, so it's about time we see Intel stop pushing the clocks (and power) so hard that the chip melts down and the battery drains quickly.

Modern Intel and AMD chips also have separate CPU cores that neither the user nor the installed OS control.

Intel Management Engine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine

AMD Platform Security Processor:

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Process...

Intel added them in 2008. AMD followed suit about five years later.

Intel Management Engine:

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine

As do AMD chips:

AMD Platform Security Processor:

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Process...

> this real-world speed limitation could also be related to my use of my lower-power Arm NAS (running on Ampere Altra, with 32 fairly-slow CPU cores). I was testing writing to an array of fast enterprise NVMe SSDs, so they shouldn't be the bottleneck here.

He was only getting 1 Gigabyte of throughput out of the built in 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection and moving to the 25 Gigabit connection only made a marginal impact on throughput, after all.

Secure Boot initially didn't allow the install of operating systems other than Windows.

Microsoft is the company continually attempting to lock down their general purpose computers, not Apple.

...and no. Microsoft backing down aftet consumers revolt doesn't mean their attempts don't count.

It's right up there with Microsoft's "you are not allowed to turn telemetry all the way off", or all the efforts to require the use of an online Microsoft account to access your own computer.