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Only takes one counter-example to dismantle this method of thought. ...........VSCode
Is there another?
Superhuman?
Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
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Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
#82> Even Omni Group had layoffs a couple months ago
Which was during the coronavirus lockdown and associated unemployment and economic upheaval.
In addition to Omni group seemed to be on something of a downturn (personally I recently gave up on Omnigraffle because 1) I was tired of the upgrade pricing and 2) simultaneous cross-platform multiuser editing is currently more important to me than a rich feature set and beautiful UI.)
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
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I'm sick of this. I'm so, so sick of this. I swear every time this happens, I think "oh, there is no app by that name" and then I have to double check make sure I really used the right search term and that the result is actually a first party app. If I were searching for a genre such as "podcast" or "camera" app, I understand seeing paid ads. But when I search for a specific name, I see absolutely no reason whatsoeve…
Although this gets tricky -- will everyone just start naming their app "Podcast player" and "Podcast 1" so that their app name is optimized to match a search term exactly? Maybe this already happens, but I can see it being hard to distinguish if the person is looking up a specific app called "podcast player" or a generic term
> will everyone just start naming their app "Podcast player" and "Podcast 1"
This would be quite funny. I still see businesses called things like AAA automotive and similar which date back to optimising their telephone book listing order. Was this early SEO?
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
#84The only way we effect change is by ORGANIZING. Right now, Apple can do whatever they want because they pick us off one by one, and ignore us. Google does exactly the same thing. If we organize as a large enough group, they have to listen. I firmly believe what Apple does is anti-competitive and they need to be regulated firmly by the government. I also think Google and Facebook need to be firmly regulated by the gov…
> even $0.99 is "expensive" for most people these days In my experience, this is not really true - most people (including myself) just cannot find these apps and instead see only subscription ones which seems to be the new trend. The last 7 apps I downloaded on iOS wanted a $5-10/mo monthly subscription, and I literally _cannot_ purchase the app. And I'm talking about really basic zero-infrastructure apps: - 2 transc…
> most people (including myself) just cannot find these apps and instead see only subscription ones which seems to be the new trend.
Yes!! The App Store search function is useless. I want affordable paid apps without ads, subscriptions, or IAPs.
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
#85The only way we effect change is by ORGANIZING. Right now, Apple can do whatever they want because they pick us off one by one, and ignore us. Google does exactly the same thing. If we organize as a large enough group, they have to listen. I firmly believe what Apple does is anti-competitive and they need to be regulated firmly by the government. I also think Google and Facebook need to be firmly regulated by the gov…
Is it wrong of me to think "vote with your wallet" and don't buy an iPhone?
More like don't develop for iPhone or Android. OP seems to be suggesting that developers organize against the de facto app store duopoly.
> Google does exactly the same thing
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
#86The only way we effect change is by ORGANIZING. Right now, Apple can do whatever they want because they pick us off one by one, and ignore us. Google does exactly the same thing. If we organize as a large enough group, they have to listen. I firmly believe what Apple does is anti-competitive and they need to be regulated firmly by the government. I also think Google and Facebook need to be firmly regulated by the gov…
Is it wrong of me to think "vote with your wallet" and don't buy an iPhone?
No. I do the same. When enough of us will do then they'll listen, but by then will be too late. Until then this crap will continue.
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
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Apple should wind down their ads system (iAd) entirely. Advertisements are antithetical to what Apple stands for - privacy, premium experience, doing the right thing for users. They should lower their cut to 10% (not to 20, as the article states) and start offering curated experience bundles like they do with AppleTV.
Apple exists to make money, first and foremost. Don't forget that.
Not like this they don’t. Traditionally they hit you pocket upfront then left you alone. Maybe it’s a minority that still want this, I definitely do.
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#88> I’ve literally never met one person who has enjoyed subscribing to software and losing access to it once they stop paying.
You can meet me - I much prefer subscriptions. Pay while I use it, like a service, rather than pretending to 'buy' it which was never really how it was anyway. I don't mind losing access if I'm not paying any more. If want to use it again, I'm happy to pay again.
What's the problem?
Re: Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple developers
#89I'm not an app developer, but I am equally frustrated as a user on several of Wil Shipley's key points: 1. Ads for competitors. Sure, show me ads. But don't replace my exact match with an ad that takes up the whole screen. As a user who searches for apps, I find this outrageous. If the App Store was solely an advertising network I would understand. But Apple takes a 30% commission! Get out of my way and let me find w…
> 4. Trials. Not on Wil Shipley's list, but how on earth do we not get trials? I don't want in-app purchases to "unlock" the app. I just want to try it out for a couple weeks before I buy. I have foregone many possibly great apps because I couldn't be confident they would work for me. And I've wasted money on apps that looked like they would work for me, but didn't.
I would be surprised if Apple didn't have in place a policy similar to the Google Play store (and others, like Steam), where you have a limited amount of time (a couple of hours) during which time you can "return" the software and not incur the cost.
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#90Even as just an app store user I find the ads for competitors extremely obnoxious. Search "Overcast" -> top ad is some crappy competitor (not even a good real competitor, but usually some sort of near-scam). It makes me think less of the competitor and Apple every time I see it, it also seems completely unnecessary. I obviously want the app I searched for. It seems like a feature entirely designed to trick old people…
This bothers me on all search. Search for of any product on google, 50/50 shot its a different company's item in the first (few) places. Search bribes are user hostile but developer necessary it seems.
Yes, but Google is an advertising company, Apple didn’t use to be.