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Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

575 points · 397 comments · privacyisntdead

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. gchamonlive · 1791151209 · focus · HN ↗
  This will always be the case with proprietary software, invariably. Just a matter of time.
  1. frollogaston · 1791162499 · focus · HN ↗
    Linux distros have shot themselves in the foot plenty of times too. I was using Ubuntu when they rolled out the Unity update.
    gchamonlive · 1791164592 · focus · HN ↗
    They did, and it's a matter of time they'll do it again, but that was then, now we have lot's of options for distros and desktops, and what about the private sector? Win11 is in shambles, macOS becoming more and more a cloud terminal you rent...
    frollogaston · 1791181420 · focus · HN ↗
    Lots of Linux options is actually a bad thing for most people. They want one that does something reasonable. Right now I can't name one to bet on, not even Linux Mint cause of the whole XOrg vs Wayland thing.
    What do you mean by macOS being rented? It's been the same for about a decade, still not forcing me to update like Windows does on my spare PC running Win10 (well did until I told Claude to rip that out lol). And yeah Win11 is terrible, not even an option.

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