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I really feel for those who took the leap however its just another reason why I always decline to upgrade or purchase anything Apple when its first released. It usually takes a second or third gen to iron out all the issues. Seems the highly hyped Big Sur and the M1 headaches are only just beginning. In the meantime Ill just sit back and observe while my MBP/High Sierra just chugs along doing what its suppose to do.
 
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Apple today released macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, the fifth update to the macOS Big Sur operating system that launched in November. macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 comes two weeks after the release of macOS 11.2.2, a bug fix update.

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The new ‌‌‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌‌ 11.2.3 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences.

Apple says that macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 introduces important security updates and should be installed by all users, with an additional support document clarifying that the software addresses WebKit vulnerability that could allow maliciously crafted web content to execute code.

Apple has also released a new version of Safari (14.0.3) for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users.

Article Link: Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 With WebKit Security Fix
I absolutely HATE that after every Big Sur update the reboot stops with the Siri selection screen! I have my iMac Pro at another site, and I remote in, but after the update, someone has to be on the local keyboard to get past that blasted Siri screen after the reboot. Grrrr...
 
I really feel for those who took the leap however its just another reason why I always decline to upgrade or purchase anything Apple when its first released. It usually takes a second or third gen to iron out all the issues. Seems the highly hyped Big Sur and the M1 headaches are only just beginning. In the meantime Ill just sit back and observe while my MBP/High Sierra just chugs along doing what its suppose to do.
You mean like offering bad guys an easy way to compromise your computer? Good luck not installing security updates: you’ll need it.
 
You mean like offering bad guys an easy way to compromise your computer? Good luck not installing security updates: you’ll need it.
easy way to fix that.
disconnect from the internet and still have a far STABLE operating system than the bloated and Half baked Big Sur.

I agree High Sierra is Very Stable. Mojave Very Stable. After this APPLE lost its WAY. The OS Catalina AND Big Sur GREW quite a bit in size.
 
The funny part is, sealed system volume in theory was supposed to mean faster and smaller updates, since it's a non-modifiable bundle. What we got is instead just modifying the changed parts, it is now humongous updates that probably replaces whole thing with every small update.

It's like Apple's way of saying: haha f**k you, I'm gonna f**k up your SSD every week!

This is flawed software development logic.
 
The funny part is, sealed system volume in theory was supposed to mean faster and smaller updates, since it's a non-modifiable bundle. What we got is instead just modifying the changed parts, it is now humongous updates that probably replaces whole thing with every small update.

It's like Apple's way of saying: haha f**k you, I'm gonna f**k up your SSD every week!

This is flawed software development logic.
Are you a software developer?
 
It’s absurd to me that patching the browser requires an OS update. I mean, come on Apple, you created the App Store, a seemingly perfect tool for update single applications like this without requiring a reboot 🤔
Third party browsers use WebKit so it is not just one app that needs to be upgraded.
 
This. So much this. It's insane there is no fix for it yet. My LG UltraFine 4K and top spec 2020 MacBook Pro combo is a redundant investment.
Absolutely. Apple prides itself (or supposedly does) on the GUI and its beauty. It is s joke this blurry text issue is still not fixed.
 
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I used to not care about this much, but Big Sur has been so awful and buggy for my business that I'm pushing every upgrade ASAP. Maybe they'll finally finish this operating system by the time the new MacBook Pros launch. 😩

Here is a trick I learned. Never update to an OS until the last update for it has been released. This way you know all the bugs and everything is sorted out. I am currently on latest Mojave, ,afraid of Catalina, and I don't dare to upgrade to Big Sur.
 
It’s absurd to me that patching the browser requires an OS update. I mean, come on Apple, you created the App Store, a seemingly perfect tool for update single applications like this without requiring a reboot 🤔
This. It's absurd that after all these years Apple hasn't managed to decouple stock application/component updates from bigger OS updates (either Mac or iOS).
 

I have to say that there is something I really love about big sur compared to the last few versions. The full installer is basically a single package download. In the last few versions however it was a multi-package download making it much more difficult to compile the installer app. All these complications were handled by the mac app store or the software update preference pane - but that didn't help if you preferred to do it manually.
 
The funny part is, sealed system volume in theory was supposed to mean faster and smaller updates, since it's a non-modifiable bundle. What we got is instead just modifying the changed parts, it is now humongous updates that probably replaces whole thing with every small update.

It's like Apple's way of saying: haha f**k you, I'm gonna f**k up your SSD every week!

This is flawed software development logic.
The sealed system volume is probably more to lock down the Mac. Like a lot of other things they changed. They just don't like if people could tinker with the OS or have full control over their machine.

Apple knows best what we all want .... (/s ... just in case)
 
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You mean like offering bad guys an easy way to compromise your computer? Good luck not installing security updates: you’ll need it.
The laws of probability of that happening are slim and as far as im concerned the Bad Guys can help themselves as long as my MBP is in working order and im not struggling with problematic "security" upgrades every week.
 
It’s absurd to me that patching the browser requires an OS update. I mean, come on Apple, you created the App Store, a seemingly perfect tool for update single applications like this without requiring a reboot 🤔

Over 2 decades ago in the late 1990's - which makes me realise many people below 35 might not be aware of - Microsoft was prosecuted for anti-trust behavior by the Department of Justice for baking in their browser into the Windows operating system.

It's not clear to me how that reprehensible act differs from Apple baking in the browser into the macOS operating system?

It's not just Safari. Every app that comes with macOS could potentially be offered as a standalone app that is updatable separately.

Even though the difference is not clear to me - it is nevertheless not surprising since, if we see the landscape today, there are lots of people doing lots of things which, in an earlier era, action would have been taken. Nowadays, I don't think people care that no action is taken.

The proof that people don't care is the mantra that has taken root in our society, which is: "if you don't like it, don't buy/use it". In other words, even if something is desperately wrong on a larger scale, people are now taught that it suffices if the individual person shuts they eyes so that they themselves are not affected by it.

For instance, if you press this issue, some smartie will come along and say, "If you don't like it, don't use macOS". That person does not care that, decades ago, such behavior was considered an appropriate basis for an anti-trust action against Microsoft.
 
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It's not clear to me how that reprehensible act differs from Apple baking in the browser into the macOS operating system?
Safari and macOS has a minority marketshare and there are easily available alternative browsers; Apple doesn't have a monopoly. Microsoft ships Edge in Windows as a default browser too, but on both platforms, Google Chrome is the most popular browser and Firefox is second most used.
 
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This. It's absurd that after all these years Apple hasn't managed to decouple stock application/component updates from bigger OS updates (either Mac or iOS).
The alternative, in the case of a WebKit bug, would be to require every single app that relies on WebKit (including tons of third-party ones) to ship an upgrade. Which you can bet they wouldn't do quickly.
 
Seems like I'm not the only one with external monitor issues.

I have an older 13" MBA that only use in clamshell mode, because the monitor is dead. Since installing 11.1, what happens when I disconnect the charger is that the external monitor turns off. The external monitor works again when I connect the charger. I didn't change the settings (I barely use the computer), it just suddenly did this after installing 11.1 and also 11.2. What is going on??
Well that’s actually the right behavior. A Mac in clamshell mode does sleep if you unplug the power cable.
 
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