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• dougmccune 16y ago
  The author's original "I'm out" post: http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html What I find sad is that every issue he had with Apple is still just as bad. The only thing that has changed positively is the app store approval time. Everything else is either the same or worse. And so basically he's just saying, "Fine, you're just going to keep doing the things I find reprehensible, but consumers love you, so I'll play your game." It's an understandable position to take, it just makes me sad to see developers feeling like they're forced to cede their strongly held beliefs because Apple has gotten too big and the momentum is too great to ignore. And yes, I realize nobody is actually forcing him to act against his beliefs, but he clearly feels that way.
  • hboon 16y ago
    He's a indie Mac developer. And as an indie Mac developer, you can afford to ignore iPhones and iPod touch. But it's hard to ignore the iPad.
  • gcheong 16y ago
    "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."
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• petercooper 16y ago
  The TL;dr version: Developer who quit developing for the iPhone platform in 2008 due to issues with the App Store's policies decides to come back because a) he sees nothing better coming along, b) doesn't wish to turn into an angry, bearded open source zealot in 10 years, and c) realizes that his gesture didn't make Apple change its mind. Further, he suggests that Apple's levels of control are a natural evolution of platform development.
  • shrikant 16y ago
    ...that Apple's levels of control are a natural evolution of platform development. That makes me a sad panda.
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