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WTF. I dare any one of you who downvoted this to explain why in public.

• rimliu 6y ago
  Because it is a lot of hand-waving bullshit. This "walled garden" talk gets tiring fast. And, uh oh, big surprise, you have to actually behave according to ToS you signed. How can it be, hmmm? Nobody forces you to sign anything. Go have your own platform and distribution chanells. Oh, you want to be where the money is? Well, than. Maaaaybe there is some correlation between being the walled garden and the place there the money is?
  • veidr 6y ago
    That doesn't invalidate the point, it reinforces it: when you sign up for an Apple-style "walled garden" you cede all control of whether or not your app ships — and, assuming you do ship, whether or not your users can keep using your app. You being tired of it doesn't change anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    • rimliu 6y ago
      Ah, the illusion of control…
    • zepto 6y ago
      All stores have the power to choose what products they ship. As a developer I want a store where someone is investing in the safety and security of the ecosystem. If I want Apple to be able to be able to remove malware from the store, I obviously have to accept that if I make malware, then they may remove it. The arguments about what they are somehow holding back are completely without merit. It’s not expensive to buy an Android phone. Android phone allow both sideloaded apps and alternate stores. Where are the amazing Android apps that are only possible through side-loading?
• diego_moita 6y ago
  HN is an Apple fan club. Most people here are from Silicon Valley and Apple is the biggest employer over there. Try to badmouth Samsung in a Korean sub and you get the same treatment.