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

561 points · 375 comments · privacyisntdead

  1. ryandrake · · 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. 2muchcoffeeman · · focus · HN ↗
      On windows you got garbage like trial versions of Blah software.

      This is a fully functioning feature that people don’t like for what ever reason.

      1. isityettime · · focus · HN ↗
        People have been doing the same thing with Cortana on Windows for ages. "Debloating" tools don't primarily target OEM add-ons like free trials of this or that; they very much target Windows components.
        1. hansonkd · · focus · HN ↗
          Cortana was heavily integrated with bing. It was essentially a way to get people to use bing.
          1. knollimar · · focus · HN ↗
            I swear didn't they lose a big antitrust case for doing this once already?
            1. a96 · · focus · HN ↗
              When have any antitrust cases have had any effect on Microsoft?
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