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> Mobile platforms are fundamentally different, and the terminal is not relevant for most things I want to do with a phone. Computer freedom and programming is

> Mobile platforms are fundamentally different, and the terminal is not relevant for most things I want to do with a phone. Computer freedom and programming is about far more than the terminal. My biggest issue with the locked down nature of phones/tablets is that they hold the next generation of programmers, and instead groom users to be just dumb consumers. For many people a phone or tablet is their first and often only computer. Especially in emerging markets. You can't create on these devices, they are designed only to consume. No more curiosity driven discovery of programming. You're not allowed to extend your device, that is reserved for silicon valley elites who can afford an additional $1500 device. So stop asking and just consume what they produce for you.

codetrotter 6y ago
> You can't create on these devices, they are designed only to consume. Not sure I agree entirely. You still have apps for making music and video content, as well as drawing and painting etc. But I absolutely see your point. Hopefully with time they will make it possible to write and compile apps on iOS directly.
- yencabulator 6y ago
  You can make what the walled garden owner has graciously allowed you to create. Now try making a video game on an iphone. That's how we used to learn to program, on Commodore-64s and such.
- admax88q 6y ago
  > Hopefully with time they will make it possible to write and compile apps on iOS directly. I'm not holding my breath for this. There's no indication that they're planning on it and every step taken since the inception of the iPhone has been to lock the device down more in the name of "security." Android and Chromebooks are the same.