That’s why I buy Macs! /hj (Though I do install and use Arch BTW on my M2 MacBook Air)

100% their fault since there’s a way to ad-hoc sign and run, and they’re removing it and sucking Apple’s dick.

Yes and no. Yes, it has to be signed, but no, it doesn’t have to be Apple’s signing, it can be ad-hoc signed for the device programmatically. What they’re doing is that removing that ability to remove quarantine bits and ad-hoc signing on installation and forcing everything to be Apple-signed.

Same with taking your top of the line iphone to Korea where Samsungs grow on trees and so forth.

Fun fact: iPhones are really popular in South Korea, especially for younger generations and considered more cool than boomer’s Samsung, though Samsung is gaining some traction with newer flagship models recently, so yeah it won’t make you stand out.