Still no ways to kill fullscreen applications?

I'm not sure if I'm getting this wrong. But it seems like at 10.6, Apple still didn't release control to the users. When a fullscreen application freezes (nothing else, just the application), there is still no ways to kill the application. +Q doesn't work, OptEsc doesn't work, +Tab doesn't work.
In linux I can switch to another tty and in Windows, Alt-Tab typically still works in applications, as do Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Under the hood, mac does have one of the best OS around but why doesn't Apple allow users control their own OS yet?
Having to force shutdown a computer just because one application crashed (I can still control brightness etc) is ridiculous. Telling me to ssh into my own computer while I should still have control of it is even more ridiculous

I'm not sure if I'm getting this wrong. But it seems like at 10.6, Apple still didn't release control to the users.
You're getting it wrong. See below.
When a fullscreen application freezes (nothing else, just the application), there is still no ways to kill the application. +Q doesn't work, OptEsc doesn't work, +Tab doesn't work.
If the force quit keys don't work, then you need to be blaming the maker of the fullscreen application, not Apple. If the app doesn't let you use the standard command-Q keystroke, again, blame the maker of the app. If it doesn't let you switch to other apps through standard methods like command-tab... yeah, you know what I'm going to say.
Apple provides a very good set of tools. If an app uses skanky methods to disable things that shouldn't be disabled or doesn't provide support for standard keystrokes (like command-Q), that is not Apple's doing.
Fact is, I've never had trouble with command-option-escape to force quit a fullscreen app. That always works fine for me. It's not uncommon for fullscreen apps to prevent switching via command-tab, and it's also not uncommon for some fullscreen games to not support command-Q.
Under the hood, mac does have one of the best OS around but why doesn't Apple allow users control their own OS yet?
Let me get this straight... you are choosing to run a fullscreen application that restricts what you are allowed to do, and you are complaining that Apple is not allowing you to control your OS? That's a joke...

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