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1. ryandrake · 1791149394 · focus · HN ↗

   Reminds me of all the de-crufting you've always needed to do when you install Windows. Looks like we've gotten to the point on macOS too, where you need to run third party scripts on a new OS installation to gain back control of your system resources and remove unwanted crapware.

   1. azinman2 · 1791149858 · focus · HN ↗

      What makes you call it crapware? The new spotlight search (from Siri) is amazing and super convenient.

      1. lynndotpy · 1791150697 · focus · HN ↗

         The new spotlight search replaced what I previously used, made it function worse for what I used it for, and uses 30GiB of already very scarce disk space.

         For many users, it is a strict downgrade that was forced on them against their consent.

         1. empthought · 1791154936 · focus · HN ↗

            How was it "against their consent?" The Siri AI / Apple Intelligence feature required a user to explicitly enable it. It didn't just get enabled for you.

            I know this because I just explicitly enabled it, and now I have the new Spotlight search. I didn't have it before I enabled it.

            1. appletrotter · 1791156108 · focus · HN ↗

               I never asked for it, I had to disable it

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