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iOS developers have made over a half a trillion dollars over the last decade on this unsustainable, constantly shifting foundation that they hate so much. Makes you wonder why they bother ? Maybe it's because the very rules you say developers hate are the ones users find appealing.
Curious, people complain about the monopoly, yet they still purchase from monopoly.
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They have been working on locking those down too, even before they announced the switch to ARM, which will continue this trend.
People have been this since Apple first launched the iOS app store. It plays well on message boards. So far, it has done a terrible job of describing reality.
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iOS developers have made over a half a trillion dollars over the last decade on this unsustainable, constantly shifting foundation that they hate so much. Makes you wonder why they bother ? Maybe it's because the very rules you say developers hate are the ones users find appealing.
Curious, people complain about the monopoly, yet they still purchase from monopoly.
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They have been working on locking those down too, even before they announced the switch to ARM, which will continue this trend.
People have been this since Apple first launched the iOS app store. It plays well on message boards. So far, it has done a terrible job of describing reality.
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Stop defending Apple and their shitty behavior. > unapproved software > unapproved software > unapproved software > unapproved software How is it 2020 and we're okay with this phrase? What the hell happened? Apple is an enemy of computing and the DOJ needs to break them up.
Why did you quote that 4 times? We're OK with the phrase because the alternative was people's phones being infested with malware and viruses. It's pretty obvious that's what happened. Apple built a phone you can let your whole family use without worries. Why are you confused by this? If computing is your goal, then an iPhone is obviously not the device for you. Fortunately for you, there are tons of other platforms f…
That's a very weak argument. Actually this is a part of Apple's marketing for ignorant people.
I have been using various Linux distros and Android phones for years and never got a malware and virus because: - I install software from trusted sources or compile from the source - I keep SW, OS and kernels up-to-date - It is getting harder and harder to exploit modern systems thanks to improved sandboxes in browsers, namespaces, ASLR and other techs
What people just need is a bit of training on how to use a computer. They don't need Apple.
If I was iSH developer and I wanted to fuck with Apple I would make iSH run in WASM and browser. Good luck banning that desktop shortcut.
> If I was iSH developer and I wanted to fuck with Apple I would make iSH run in WASM Seems Apple is on the WASM-banning track already: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25028733
> Precompiled builds of iSH (distributed as IPA files) will remain available [...] for jailbroken users. Is there any reason to use iSH over the native system shell when jailbroken?
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> Maybe it's because the very rules you say developers hate are the ones users find appealing. Users may not know or care, but it is a stretch to say it is appealing to power users that they cannot run ish. It is not appealing to regular users that they can't buy books from within the Kindle app. Etc. Etc.
I’m an iOS user and a kindle user. Having to go to another place to purchase kindle books doesn’t bother me. But it is mostly about how often I do it. If I was purchasing books every hour it would really bother me. But I only purchase books once a month or less. So it’s not a big deal for me.
This isn’t sustainable. Software developers can’t build on a foundation that is constantly, capriciously shifting. This on top of the App Store's already-onerous restrictions and the fact that it’s the only practical way to get your software on one of the world's largest computing platforms has already engendered a deep antipathy [1] among Apple developers, and there are no signs it’s getting better. Something has to…
I have few empathy for these developers. They voluntarily accepted (and thus, promoted) Apple's obviously callous store conditions. They essentially agreed to play lottery with their work. Whatever bad happens to them, they had it coming.
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The Termux developers have a plan ( https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-An... ). >> This is what we get from monopoly. Agreed. The Apple / Google mobile OS dualopy leaves few choices.
The few choices are Librem 5 and PinePhone, native GNU/Linux phones.