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See, my thinking is if enough of us get “special favors” then the special favors will become the norm.

Sorry, “for everyone” was intended to mean, “the flaws I’ve identified hurt Apple, some customers, and some developers” not “100% of customers are hurt by the flaws.” — I’ve spoken…

This would be what I’d aim for, absolutely. I talked to some indies who do this for apps they sell outside the App Store, but none of them did it with App Store apps. I believe the…

I’ve been using NeXTstep since 1988 and have influenced the course of its history quite a bit over the last 32 years, as it found its way into Macs and then iPhones. I don’t think …

I argue it’s in Apple’s interest to support native developers or there will soon not be any third-party software that’s exclusive to Apple, which is NOT in their interest. I’m appe…

All the solutions and hacks I’ve seen from other companies to simulate discounted upgrades have been a mess — that’s not my verdict, it’s the verdict of the developers who have tri…

They don’t know that, actually, because I haven’t decided I’ll stay in the App Store. -Wil

Nice to meet you. -W

Thanks! -Wil

My argument wasn’t for ruining the web. It was saying, look, there are a ton of apps out there that are written (usually using emulation layers) for basically all platforms, and if…

I buy a lot of $60 games for my PS4 every year. There’s a market for quality, but the owners of the platform have to support it. Apple has instead fostered a race to the bottom. -W…

I responded to some of these in a different response, I’ll edit it a bit here, but my points are the same: The subscription model fails in a lot of ways, for everyone. For example,…

The subscription model fails in a lot of ways, for everyone. For example, my next app is an interior design / home control app. How would the customer feel if they stopped paying a…

I was also one of the people who lobbied for the original App Store. Obviously, we won that fight. (But also I knew more people at Apple back then.) -W

Honestly I prefer a curated store. I’ve had discussions with people who work at the Apple App Store about having only curated apps show up by default, but anyone “rejected” from th…

That $30B number is meaningless on its own. You don’t know how many people it’s going to or how it’s divided amongst them. Also, they’re not paying us at all. They’re taking 30% of…

Customers hate subscriptions, and small developers don’t like them much, either, because they create the expectation that the app will be upgraded very regularly. This expectation …

I'll drive the Tesla every day, as I do with my Lotus. Why drive a boring car to work? -W

No, they originally delivered 2-speed cars that were locked in 2nd gear -- and now they're replacing that gearbox with a one-speed gearbox that's a lot stronger. They increased the…

The comments on this forum are awesome. I wish the whole intertron were like this. -Wil