So far the browsers all seem to be universal apps, and I’d bet they stay that for many years.

My rule of thumb is that an issue isn’t an issue until it affects at least 10% of the fleet. Before then, it’s a fluke and not worth investigating.

I think you had a fluke. Seems like it’s worked for you since then.

Gotcha

Perhaps the download was corrupted? Like maybe the checksum didn’t match. Did it happen a second time or after you did a force refresh?

Apple MDM. You can lock down a computer in all sorts of ways.

Source: I manage thousands of Macs.

If you have a good functioning IT dept, that laptop was fully configured to their specifications long before you got a hold of it and it certainly happens automatically.

These questions are irrelevant. The gaming industry is stagnant and that is because those in charge are it if ideas. Can we drop the whataboutism and move on with life?

BTW I speak as someone of roughly 30 years of experience working in tech. I now work at a university have student teams. I recognize the future when I see it. Everyone is a pretty much a dinosaur compared to Gen Z and Alpha.

Returning to my actual point: Valve is a great example of a company that put out its ideas then made way for new ones.

I specifically said younger gen x and older millennials. When the millennials got in, they had great new ideas that changed the world. Now they are out of touch and holding back the industry. Just look at Bethesda and EA s examples of this.

All I’m really trying to say is that when you run out of ideas, get out of the way of those who still have them.

Also Gen X. I seriously never paid for a single piece of software. Then it started to come with your computer. Then you got it for free or through a work account.

In the end I only pay for games.

Unironically this deleted message is funny in the context of the post.

That’s literally my argument. That’s literally what I’m saying. This is not a boomer problem, it’s a problem with those that came after. The world is ready to move on but the industry insiders aren’t.

Older millennials got in and reinvented the world. Time to let the zoomers do the same.

See also CD Project Rekt saying that they don’t want to be bought up because they are about to become big again.

I’m referring to the young Gen X and elderly Millennials who still run the industry and still think that everything should be full of micro transactions, huge bugs, and DLC with no content. I’m referring to the people who are scared of Baldurs Gate III and claim that nobody can reach that standard. They are still thinking of games as they were 15 years ago but the world has moved on.

If your goal was only to make a good launcher, it would be easy. If your goal is a lot of DRM shenanigans as if we were still in 1998, it’s really hard.

They were the company who had people who recognized that they already did all of their ideas and their best bet was to get out of the way for the next generation of developers. The other studios are apparently run by narcissists who still think they are at the top of their game. The world could learn a big lesson from Valve.

Oh gosh you’re right, it was EverQuest 1 that I played.

I played this game back in like 2001-2002. Can’t believe it’s still going.

Isn’t VR still pretty shit?

It’s when you one day accidentally bump the table hard and the TV falls on its face. That’s why they are wide—to prevent that.

lol I really hope that you never become a leader. It’s clear that you lack the proper intuitions

Honestly, most reasonable explanation here.

What solution to you propose? What do you envision yourself doing if you are the recipient of several thousand applications for one position?

Did you want their fulltime job to be reading thousand of resumes or did you want them to be an actual manager?