ctt_zh

MacPro said:

gatorguy said:

foregoneconclusion said:

gatorguy said: It's somewhat irritating to go to the AppStore and find recommended apps since every single one now is a game and I'm definitely so gamer. Not even one minute a month spent playing them, yet what Apple "suggests" for me is nothing but. Well OK, one out of a total 17 suggestions wasn't a game.

?? The iOS/iPadOS App Store is split into Today/Games/Apps/Arcade/Search. The Mac App Store is split into Discover/Arcade/Create/Work/Play/Develop/Search. In other words, it's really easy to immediately go to a section that is guaranteed to not involve gaming. 

Why are games the default? I have no interest in them and zero history of even searching for one.

FWIW even though I sometimes get odd recommendations on Google Play too, it's not focused on games, and in fact they're rarely "suggested" for me.  EDIT: Checking just now there's not one game "recommended for me" or even "suggested for me".  They're all either personal interest-based (ie, photography, nature, and health) or productivity. I wish you could see the difference for yourself since it would be far easier for you to understand the point. 

I could be wrong but I suspect Apple isn't recommending anything for you specifically, they are just general recommendations everyone sees.  What you refer to is targeted advertising using your personal information as done by Google and FaceBook. 

Personalizing the Stores

We use your interactions with the App Store to help you discover the content that’s most relevant to you. For example, we recommend content that we think will be of interest to you based on what you’ve previously searched for, viewed, downloaded, updated, or reviewed in the App Store. We also use your purchase history, including in-app purchases, subscriptions, and payment methods together with account information derived from your Apple ID. To make better recommendations, we also use aggregate information about app launches, installs, and deletions from users who choose to share device analytics with Apple and aggregate information about app ratings. 

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You can turn off personalization features in the App Store, Books Store, and iTunes Store by turning off Personalized Recommendations for your Apple ID.

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So these personalization features are ON by default... would be interesting to see what proportion of users just leave this as is....

melgross said:

ctt_zh said:

melgross said:

ctt_zh said:

melgross said:

Just to clear something up that some people might be thinking about, Apple has had a TPM for years, it’s called the Secure Enclave. It’s just not compatible with the TPM  used by AMD and Intel, and Apple will never open it up for third party use.

but this development shows that the TPM, as used by AMD and Intel, at least, can easily be worked around by software, so its value is questionable.

What does Windows 11 on ARM have to do with Intel / AMD TPM? 

This is Windows 11 for ARM only. There has always been Software TPMs and Hypervisor TPMs (amongst the 5 types of TPM 2.0 Implementations).  

It has everything to do with it. Microsoft has stated several times now, that TPM 2 is required to install Win 11 on a machine. Since no ARM chip has that, you can’t DIRECTLY install even the ARM version on any ARM machine, including Apple’s. I’ve already said that software can work around it, so you don’t seem to have read my entire post. I also said, not in those words, that it’s a flaw.

Apologies if I'm misunderstanding but how is it a flaw when it's by design? The ARM-based Surface Pro X has a Firmware TPM chip. The Hypervisor TPM (vTPM) is a software solution to do the same job as the Firmware TPM Chip. A Hypervisor TPM is a recognised and accepted implementation of the TPM 2.0 spec. Where is the flaw?

And I still fail to see how the Intel / AMD TPM implementations have anything to do with Windows 11 on ARM. I did read your entire post but it's not clear.

Because Microsoft has stated that the TPM 2 CHIP is required.

Except where a Virtual Machine is used.

Some key points from Microsoft’s documentation dated 10/07/21…

Windows 11 requirements - What's new in Windows | Microsoft Docs

This article lists the system requirements for Windows 11. Windows 11 is also supported on a virtual machine (VM).

Virtual machine support

The following configuration requirements apply to VMs running Windows 11.

·        Security: Secure Boot capable, virtual TPM enabled

Virtual TPM 2.0 is emulated in the guest VM independent of the Hyper-V host TPM presence or version.

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So a Hyper-V Host doesn’t need a physical TPM. Parallels are adopting the same principle of course due to the lack of a physical TPM chip in Macs. 

melgross said:

ctt_zh said:

melgross said:

Just to clear something up that some people might be thinking about, Apple has had a TPM for years, it’s called the Secure Enclave. It’s just not compatible with the TPM  used by AMD and Intel, and Apple will never open it up for third party use.

but this development shows that the TPM, as used by AMD and Intel, at least, can easily be worked around by software, so its value is questionable.

What does Windows 11 on ARM have to do with Intel / AMD TPM? 

This is Windows 11 for ARM only. There has always been Software TPMs and Hypervisor TPMs (amongst the 5 types of TPM 2.0 Implementations).  

It has everything to do with it. Microsoft has stated several times now, that TPM 2 is required to install Win 11 on a machine. Since no ARM chip has that, you can’t DIRECTLY install even the ARM version on any ARM machine, including Apple’s. I’ve already said that software can work around it, so you don’t seem to have read my entire post. I also said, not in those words, that it’s a flaw.

melgross said:

Just to clear something up that some people might be thinking about, Apple has had a TPM for years, it’s called the Secure Enclave. It’s just not compatible with the TPM  used by AMD and Intel, and Apple will never open it up for third party use.

but this development shows that the TPM, as used by AMD and Intel, at least, can easily be worked around by software, so its value is questionable.