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After the iPad announcement in January I bought three books on iPhone and Cocoa development and spent a few weeks learning it before deciding in the end that I
by abecedarius 17y ago
After the iPad announcement in January I bought three books on iPhone and Cocoa development and spent a few weeks learning it before deciding in the end that I just couldn't live in Soviet Apple-land. The technology, sure, no problem -- but the contract terms, well, I thought at first I was going to choke them down, but when it came to actually signing, it felt like my self-respect was on the line.
I'm not upset at their latest whims because they're only more steps down the road I already balked at. They already banned the interpreter, why not ban the compiler? I will never write a native iPhone app except perhaps for hire, or after a regime change.
- akadien 17y agoDo you really expect a regime change at Apple? Jobs walks two feet off the ground in Cupertino.
- abecedarius 17y agoNope, but I didn't expect the Soviet Union to collapse either.
- dkuchar 17y agoisn't this a repeat of history though? his controlling nature cost the apple II, to the anything goes Windows/Microsoft, and it will likely do the same to ChromeOS/Android and Google. if and when apple again loses it's grip, will he be ousted from Apple? my bet is no, if only because they wouldn't want to bet against him and be wrong for the second time. but in my opinion, he's an incredible innovator, but he sucks at follow through.