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Doesn't this mean that game consoles should be gatekeepers too like from sony/nintendo/microsoft?
They most likely are, but Microsoft actually does allow sideloading on Xbox in some capacity.
I'm genuinely surprised by this. I figured the differences between tablets and phones, combined with Apple's efforts to distinguish between 'iPadOS' and 'iOS', would be enough to get them a win on this point. If the shared app store is part of the problem I wonder if that makes it a liability for any new apple ecosystem to tie into the App Store, like Vision OS for example.
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Oh, the sentiment was there alright. You must've forgotten how Jobs was in general and his massive annoyance when he explained this "workaround" in particular. Of course , it was users' fault. They have always been simpletons. "You are holding it wrong" is spot on. It captures extremely accurately the very essence of Jobs' attitude towards the users.
The words they said did not and could not capture your perception of the former Apple CEO. They are different things.
"All phones have sensitive areas," Jobs wrote. "Just avoid holding it in this way."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/06/jobs-on-iphone-4-ant...
EU seems like it’s just going to keep daring Apple to exit their market. I’m looking forward to their regulations requiring Apple to write open source drivers for the alternative operating system installs they’ll be required to allow.
It will probably happen at some point. In 1990, the EU was easy to do business in and represented 25% of world GDP. Now it’s exceeding difficult to do business in and represents just 14% of world GDP. If those two trends continue, there will be a point where it’s just not worth it for large companies to be threatened with fines on their “global turnover”.
Do I think side-loading and alt app stores would make iPads and iPhones more versatile devices? Yes. Do I believe indie devs will be worse off? Unfortunately, also yes. If you are a solo app developer, you will now have to keep presence on all app stores out there, since if you don’t publish on one then a copycat will. Every store would have its own review processes, fee structures, billing and tax procedures. Since…
Maybe give it some time to see how things shake out, before tying yourself to strong "beliefs" up front?
I’m still waiting for a way to run my own apps on my own devices that doesn’t require re-signing them every week.
oh and a way to do all this without paying rent money to apple...
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It's the same for iPad, not defined as general purpose, no complaints about unaffordavle devkits (xcode is free), tons of indie apps.
Xcode is free but a developer account isn't (nor is an Xbox Dev account either for that matter)
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So if I tell a user a workaround for a software issue, and they turn round and accuse me of telling them they are using the software wrong I have to agree with them?
A workaround is literally "a way to avoid triggering a bug". So if it's a workaround, then you're admitting it's a bug. So the distinction is between "We screwed up but at least you can do x to mitigate it" and "There's nothing wrong with us. It's you."
Nothing in the statement argues either way, it’s simply two statements- one factual and one bit of advice on how to mitigate.