Apple boss admits Macs full of malware

Stefan Mileschin · 21st May 2021, 08:09

Even Apple does not find it acceptable

Macs are full of malware which even the company does not find acceptable, a senior Apple executive told a US court.

For those who came in late, Apple is involved in an embarrassing antitrust trial over the pond in which the knives are being stuck into the company’s image. One of the items of faith in the Apple cult is that its Macs are secure thanks to the extreme controls that Jobs’ Mob has in place to protect its users.

However, when Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi appeared in court, he felt forced to come clean about security, particularly noting that the Mac currently has a level of malware that Apple "does not find acceptable".

What this testimony revealed was that there is an internal split within Apple between its mobile executives and its traditional Mac executives.

Federighi's goals were to paint the iPhone ecosystem, including the App Store and lack of side-loading support, as a secure and trusted environment for users. To do this, it appears that part of Federighi's strategy is to throw the Mac under the bus.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over the Epic vs. Apple case, asked Federighi about why the Mac can have multiple app stores, but not the iPhone.

https://fudzilla.com/news/52896-appl...ull-of-malware

21st May 2021, 08:09	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Apple boss admits Macs full of malware Even Apple does not find it acceptable Macs are full of malware which even the company does not find acceptable, a senior Apple executive told a US court. For those who came in late, Apple is involved in an embarrassing antitrust trial over the pond in which the knives are being stuck into the company’s image. One of the items of faith in the Apple cult is that its Macs are secure thanks to the extreme controls that Jobs’ Mob has in place to protect its users. However, when Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi appeared in court, he felt forced to come clean about security, particularly noting that the Mac currently has a level of malware that Apple "does not find acceptable". What this testimony revealed was that there is an internal split within Apple between its mobile executives and its traditional Mac executives. Federighi's goals were to paint the iPhone ecosystem, including the App Store and lack of side-loading support, as a secure and trusted environment for users. To do this, it appears that part of Federighi's strategy is to throw the Mac under the bus. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over the Epic vs. Apple case, asked Federighi about why the Mac can have multiple app stores, but not the iPhone. https://fudzilla.com/news/52896-appl...ull-of-malware

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