4 ms·
> I'm surprised we haven't seen this emergent behavior for iOS yet. As more and more people have Xcode and a dev license, we could have a sufficiently large amo
by josteink 11y ago
> I'm surprised we haven't seen this emergent behavior for iOS yet. As more and more people have Xcode and a dev license, we could have a sufficiently large amount of people to skip the app store for apps that will never be allowed.
If this ever happened and got popular, you can be certain that Apple would shoot it down in an upcoming iOS release.
Because that's how Apple works: No freedom permitted on "their" devices.
- Zr40 11y agoApple added the ability to compile and deploy apps without a developer license in iOS 9 and Xcode 7. In fact, Apple even advertises this ability as the most prominent new feature of Xcode 7.[1] If your response were true, Apple would never have added this ability in the first place. [1] https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
- spacemanmatt 11y agoVersion 7 and we're just now getting the ability to sideload without a developer license? I think that actually demonstrates the PP's point. This isn't a new liberty, this is a tool to help Apple to drive adoption of their new language.
- Zr40 11y agoTheir point was that the ability is going to be removed if it gets used at all. That just doesn't make any sense given the fact I outlined in my response.
- celticninja 11y agomaking sense or not, it has happened,
- Zr40 11y agoNo, it has not. The ability is still there. Apple only asked the developer to stop distributing the app, which they did.
- josteink 11y agoSay again? It's already blocked: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10556375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10556375
- Zr40 11y agoNo, the ability is not blocked. The app is no longer distributed by the developer in response to a request by Apple.