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I moved to the US just a few years ago. Iran's economy has changed significantly in the past few years. University professors that used to make around ~60K USD
by aaomidi 6y ago
I moved to the US just a few years ago.
Iran's economy has changed significantly in the past few years. University professors that used to make around ~60K USD a year just a decade ago are now making 8-12K USD a year today.
Money is definitely a problem, and even if you have the money dealing with American companies completely closing off everything is a pain.
Thankfully Android, being a little bit more open than Apple has allowed a ton of small software startups to become successful in Iran, while Apple has stifled them and has actively removed Iranian apps from the AppStore.
This brings back me to my original point that if we keep wanting Apple to keep control of what can be published and used on the iPhone then what happens when a questionable US government decides to start banning apps that help people organize? Or apps that help people combat and fight injustices?
Apple, keeping the strict control they have on the iPhone, is making the future of computing under a questionable state a dangerous thing.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoThank you. It's been a few years since I've had any contacts in Iran. I wasn't aware the economy had gotten so much worse, so my apologies. My information is out of date, apparently. I did look up some things about the embargo and open source platforms at one time. My knowledge of programming is limited. I know a little CSS and HTML and I run some websites, but I don't really think of myself as a "programmer." So I probably can't meaningfully add anything here. I'm generally on your side. Thank you for the interesting comment.