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FWIW: I'm one of the co-authors of the article, and I worked at Apple during the early App Store years, but I saw no evidence of this. Based on my experiences,

FWIW: I'm one of the co-authors of the article, and I worked at Apple during the early App Store years, but I saw no evidence of this. Based on my experiences, I believe the current situation is more a function of neglect and distraction than anything intentionally orchestrated.

robenkleene 7y ago
Agreed 100%, I know I talk like it's some big conspiracy but I really don't believe that (I talk more about this here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22150163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22150163), I totally think the main reason is "neglect and distraction", just like you said. Really this is just my frustration coming through over seeing the platform I love being neglected, but frankly I should probably stop letting that seep into my commentary since I don't think it's helping my case. But... with that said, I do think there is something more insidious going on, and just because it's not a conspiracy doesn't mean it's not systematic. If you go upstream and look for the cause of the neglect and distraction, the root reason is simply that Apple's incentives don't line up with creators anymore. The majority of Apple's revenue no longer comes from this type of customer, like it once did, and in fact, per Ben Thompson article Apple has a lot to lose if a new killer app emerges, because those apps threaten Apple's control of their platform. Apple in 1996 had to listen to Adobe and Microsoft (and still has to listen to them on the Mac), but they don't on iOS, and that's because the restrictions on iOS haven't allowed a apps like Adobe's and Microsoft's to emerge. It's hard for me not to think that some of the reason so many security features get pushed through on macOS isn't because deep down there's some desire for that iOS-like control on the Mac as well. A companies incentives emerge from their cumulative decisions over time, even if it's not done consciously.

robenkleene 7y ago

Agreed 100%, I know I talk like it's some big conspiracy but I really don't believe that (I talk more about this here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22150163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22150163), I totally think the main reason is "neglect and distraction", just like you said. Really this is just my frustration coming through over seeing the platform I love being neglected, but frankly I should probably stop letting that seep into my commentary since I don't think it's helping my case. But... with that said, I do think there is something more insidious going on, and just because it's not a conspiracy doesn't mean it's not systematic. If you go upstream and look for the cause of the neglect and distraction, the root reason is simply that Apple's incentives don't line up with creators anymore. The majority of Apple's revenue no longer comes from this type of customer, like it once did, and in fact, per Ben Thompson article Apple has a lot to lose if a new killer app emerges, because those apps threaten Apple's control of their platform. Apple in 1996 had to listen to Adobe and Microsoft (and still has to listen to them on the Mac), but they don't on iOS, and that's because the restrictions on iOS haven't allowed a apps like Adobe's and Microsoft's to emerge. It's hard for me not to think that some of the reason so many security features get pushed through on macOS isn't because deep down there's some desire for that iOS-like control on the Mac as well. A companies incentives emerge from their cumulative decisions over time, even if it's not done consciously.