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You do realize that if Apple has its way, developers must not only pay an entrance fee to release software for a system, but also run the risk of being disappro
by keyist 17y ago
You do realize that if Apple has its way, developers must not only pay an entrance fee to release software for a system, but also run the risk of being disapproved? If X% of the market is iPhone/iPad, that is X% of the market where big brother Apple gets to decide exactly what software is available. That's even worse than closed-source commercial Windows under Microsoft, let alone FOSS.
Apple is a greater enemy to FOSS than Microsoft because where the latter's attacks center around FUD and legal threats, Apple's is a competent attempt to undermine open computing platforms. The walled garden begins at the hardware level.
- steveklabnik 17y agoYep, but also remember that this only applies to Apple systems. Apple isn't trying to push this on anyone else, it's part of what you accept by buying an Apple product. There'll always be a non-Apple 100% free platform. The two models can coexist together just fine. I use Apple products where appropriate, and others where it's not.