So enterprise is the next target for Apple?
I hope not. You can see from Microsoft that it is hard to do that without tainting the consumer side.
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#62A few comments: 1. I was paying for iCloud and apple service for *YEARS* but then suddenly when I lost my phone, iCloud had no record of it. 2. I have had multiple employers in Silicon Valley who had the BYOD (Bring you own device) policy implemented but then they attached a SECONDARY DEVICE to my iCloud account and were slurping all personal records from that. 3. Show me a way to FUCKING MANAGE WHO IS ACCESSING MY D…
> 2. I have had multiple employers in Silicon Valley who had the BYOD (Bring you own device) policy implemented but then they attached a SECONDARY DEVICE to my iCloud account and were slurping all personal records from that. I don't think MDM allow the admin to hijack your icloud account. Are you sure it's your employer, not some other?
Positive. Its happening everywhere, and by dog-years and internet standards, this is ancient
Never EVER trust ANY HR department. They are not your friends.
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#63So just to make sure I'm reading this correctly (this is not my area of speciality so bear with me): This is Apple-hosted MDM, yes? I took a brief spin through this world on a consulting project a few years ago and I found it SUPER weird that Apple didn't do this already. You had to do this weird dance between Apple Business Manager and the MDM solution (we ended up with SimpleMDM but looked at a bunch). I kept sayin…
They already have Fleetsmith. This is their response to Jumpcloud and what not who are offering lower per user plans, as fleetsmith was around $8/device/mo.
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#64I mean... I'd like to use that to manage my family's macs/iphone!
You know what would piss me off, if I had kids; would be the lack of support the iPad, in particular - has for multi-user logins. It would be huge for families, and it would also make parental controls way more of a breeze. Does anyone know why this is the case? I was positive when they made iPadOS its own thing, we'd finally see this.
Have kids.
I HATE that there are no multi user options.
Other people's browser history, settings, preferences, notifications, all jumbled into a mess.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have no evidence for this but I expect the experience would be similar to visiting an Apple store.
Make an appointment 2 weeks from now, go there to hand it in, return in another 2 weeks to be handed a refurbished machine with your data gone? Sorry to say, that's not competitive with what other vendors offer as business support.
> Make an appointment 2 weeks from now, go there to hand it in, return in another 2 weeks to be handed a refurbished machine with your data gone?
Every time I've visited an Apple store with a problem I've left within 30 mins with either it fixed or a replacement.
What you're describing sounds more like the traditional Dell or HP approach!
One of the best things about Apple is being able to visit a store in almost any major city and getting your problem fixed.
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#66Wonder if an education version of this product will be released?
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#67"Privacy"? Sounds like false advertising to me: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28309202 .
At this point, I think Apple's PRISM compliance is common knowledge. I hope.
Looking at the downvotes, it seems, it isn't. More info:
https://www.cultofmac.com/230358/everything-you-need-to-know...
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#68So, is a rebranding of Fleetsmith with the Apple magic
You'd think if they were going to rebrand it, that they'd redirect you to the new site. Instead, now they are managing competing products.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
You know what would piss me off, if I had kids; would be the lack of support the iPad, in particular - has for multi-user logins. It would be huge for families, and it would also make parental controls way more of a breeze. Does anyone know why this is the case? I was positive when they made iPadOS its own thing, we'd finally see this.
I don't know why it's the case, but it is very frustrating to me. I have 3 kids and 3 iPads, not assigned per kid, just a pool they all and my wife use. Current implementation is a common "family" account logged in as a "child" on all 3 iPads with app purchase approval going to me and my wife (we both have iPhones). This "works" just kind of OK. But it would work MUCH MUCH better if my wife could have her iCloud acco…
Agree! Even Apple TVs have user profile switching.
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#70So just to make sure I'm reading this correctly (this is not my area of speciality so bear with me): This is Apple-hosted MDM, yes? I took a brief spin through this world on a consulting project a few years ago and I found it SUPER weird that Apple didn't do this already. You had to do this weird dance between Apple Business Manager and the MDM solution (we ended up with SimpleMDM but looked at a bunch). I kept sayin…
Agree I manage 500+ Apple devices and have been in disbelief that Apple recommends using JAMF to manage their own devices.
I use profile manager included with the Server App of MacOS and it is functional but limited in scope. I have expressed for years frustration that Apple recommends using MDM/ profiles to manage their devices … and then doesn’t even really offer an enterprise version of the software.
Google by contrast offers a great admin console to manage chromebook and google devices. Surprised apple has dragged their feet here for so long.