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Apple does not have to open up the whole system - there are some good reasons for limiting the access of applications to the system part of the filesystem and t
by _ph_ 11y ago
Apple does not have to open up the whole system - there are some good reasons for limiting the access of applications to the system part of the filesystem and the bare hardware.
However, Apple also very much limits the ability to run e.g. Squeak as an app on IOS, you might run it, but not download source code over the internet. And if you read the Anandtech iPad Pro test you can see how much software is held back by the restrictions on exchanging data between apps.
I am writing this as an Apple user and owner of several IOS devices. IOS was a huge accomplishment in touch UI usability, now it is time to develop the computing part to similar levels.
- zepto 11y agoI completely agree. I just think that Apple does too, but just isn't moving as fast as we want them to.
- type0 11y agoIpad dumbs down personal computing by doing things in this way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTAghAJcO1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTAghAJcO1o (Alan Kay talk, 14-15min)
- zepto 11y agoI love Alan Kay, but he's just wrong there. And since the PC and Android are not locked down - why don't we see the magic there?
- anonbanker 11y agoWindows 10 is a walled garden. Android is Google's walled garden by default. There is no magic in walled gardens.