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Really interesting, while honestly I couldn't care less about "advertising data" I cannot fathom going from Android to Apple all because of "walled gardens" whe
by newbie578 6y ago
Really interesting, while honestly I couldn't care less about "advertising data" I cannot fathom going from Android to Apple all because of "walled gardens" where some of my friends enjoy it, I feel trapped like a bird in a cage.
It's the same reason I don't want to switch from Windows to MacOS, I refuse to support a platform where one company is "the Judge, Jury and Executioner".
As a mobile dev, it is also quite irritating that if you wish to develop for iOS, you must use an Mac, but if you wish to develop for Android, you can use any device you want. Oh how I would love for Apple to feel caged by their own walls, e.g. make Android Studios not available for MacOs until XCode is available for Windows and Linux.
- zepto 6y agoOk, but this is an unreasonable request. Apple regards their platform as an advantage for developers. You are free to disagree and choose another platform if you like. But the idea that you would expect Apple not to use it’s own platform to develop its tools makes no sense. You would be expecting them to give up their primary advantage. And for what? To satisfy people who don’t want to buy their products?