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Why not leave that choice up to the developer? If the new phone is so awesome then other developers will make awesome apps for it and if you don't support it yo

by ksk 9y ago

Why not leave that choice up to the developer? If the new phone is so awesome then other developers will make awesome apps for it and if you don't support it your app will not succeed. Apple is threatening the revenue of companies and forcing them into spending their resources to support a product which they had zero say in. Anyway, why is dictate a loaded word here? Can an app maker say 'no'?

viraptor 9y ago
It's in Apple's interest to enforce proper support. Otherwise devs would just rely on compatibility and people would get used to the idea that iPhone X is the one where apps don't really work that well. Almost nobody would question whether that's dev's or apple's fault.
- ksk 9y ago
  Oh it's certainly in Apple's interest. I don't really care about their interest though. They have a large enough megaphone to take care of their own issues. I prefer to support the other side in such matters. >Otherwise devs would just rely on compatibility and people would get used to the idea that iPhone X is the one where apps don't really work that well. Almost nobody would question whether that's dev's or apple's fault. Microsoft spends their own money to make sure apps work with a newer version of Windows. I'd say that is the right choice given the enormous disparity in resources.
  - scarface74 9y ago
    John Siracusa said something years ago that’s often repeated. Apple’s priorities are Apple first, customers second, developers third. I’ve read on the official Microsoft blogs how many special case hacks are in Windows just to maintain compatibility with one app. Can you imagine how horrible that code base must be? I am a developer and have been one professionally for 20+ years. I have a hard time for feeling bad for developers who have to actually do their job and keep up with technological changes.
- JiNCMG 9y ago
  Exactly. Look at the unbelievably pathetic Android Tablet apps! Except for top 10 games and some of the video streaming apps, most of the apps look like crap.
  - viraptor 9y ago
    My comment was just about Apple/dev/customer interaction. What you're describing does not match my experience with Android tablets.

by ksk 9y ago

viraptor 9y ago

It's in Apple's interest to enforce proper support. Otherwise devs would just rely on compatibility and people would get used to the idea that iPhone X is the one where apps don't really work that well. Almost nobody would question whether that's dev's or apple's fault.

ksk 9y ago
Oh it's certainly in Apple's interest. I don't really care about their interest though. They have a large enough megaphone to take care of their own issues. I prefer to support the other side in such matters. >Otherwise devs would just rely on compatibility and people would get used to the idea that iPhone X is the one where apps don't really work that well. Almost nobody would question whether that's dev's or apple's fault. Microsoft spends their own money to make sure apps work with a newer version of Windows. I'd say that is the right choice given the enormous disparity in resources.
- scarface74 9y ago
  John Siracusa said something years ago that’s often repeated. Apple’s priorities are Apple first, customers second, developers third. I’ve read on the official Microsoft blogs how many special case hacks are in Windows just to maintain compatibility with one app. Can you imagine how horrible that code base must be? I am a developer and have been one professionally for 20+ years. I have a hard time for feeling bad for developers who have to actually do their job and keep up with technological changes.
JiNCMG 9y ago
Exactly. Look at the unbelievably pathetic Android Tablet apps! Except for top 10 games and some of the video streaming apps, most of the apps look like crap.
- viraptor 9y ago
  My comment was just about Apple/dev/customer interaction. What you're describing does not match my experience with Android tablets.