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It looks almost as if they use the existence of startups as a guide for what products to build. Which is not that bad an idea tactically, considering that a su

by pg 15y ago

It looks almost as if they use the existence of startups as a guide for what products to build. Which is not that bad an idea tactically, considering that a successful startup is usually a sign of something that was missing in the world. But it could start to alienate hackers.

sjwright 15y ago
By this logic, iOS 6 will include Apple's version of Angry Birds. Sarcasm aside, I get what you're trying to say, but I'm not so worried. It's not like Apple's going to just bundle in every successful business, they're clearly targeting specific gross functionality which benefits from unification. As an end user, I'm very glad there will now be a unified place for to-dos which any app developer can hook into. Cloud storage for all my apps? Cool. A glorified bookmark feature in a web browser? Shocking.
bane 15y ago
Perhaps they might start to adopt a different model...instead of company=single product they might revert to a more traditional company=company with a range of offerings. Even my local sandwich shop sells salads, chips and soda.
BusinessType 15y ago
I disagree. No one can do what Apple can do for 'cloud services' so they are taking care of that. Now if any developer wants to build 'such-and-such' feature, the cloud is ready to sync that data. Another example: Rich Text Edit: Lots of apps can use that one! I really like what Apple is doing to take care of building services that we can all use, vs. keeping behind some walled garden where we have to either pay to use it or build it ourselves.
sushrutbidwai 15y ago
When twitter announced changes in their policies, you had said you will be concern about startups which are building on it. Will you say you are now more concerned about startups (YC or not) which are building innovative apps for iOS?
- pg 15y ago
  This case seems different. The startups they're threatening aren't ones building stuff on IOS specifically.
tptacek 15y ago
It is more likely that startups are using gaps in the iOS product offering as a guide for what products to build. There are so many startups and so much interest in mobile that the intersection seems inevitable.

by pg 15y ago

sjwright 15y ago

By this logic, iOS 6 will include Apple's version of Angry Birds. Sarcasm aside, I get what you're trying to say, but I'm not so worried. It's not like Apple's going to just bundle in every successful business, they're clearly targeting specific gross functionality which benefits from unification. As an end user, I'm very glad there will now be a unified place for to-dos which any app developer can hook into. Cloud storage for all my apps? Cool. A glorified bookmark feature in a web browser? Shocking.

bane 15y ago

Perhaps they might start to adopt a different model...instead of company=single product they might revert to a more traditional company=company with a range of offerings. Even my local sandwich shop sells salads, chips and soda.

BusinessType 15y ago

I disagree. No one can do what Apple can do for 'cloud services' so they are taking care of that. Now if any developer wants to build 'such-and-such' feature, the cloud is ready to sync that data. Another example: Rich Text Edit: Lots of apps can use that one! I really like what Apple is doing to take care of building services that we can all use, vs. keeping behind some walled garden where we have to either pay to use it or build it ourselves.

sushrutbidwai 15y ago

When twitter announced changes in their policies, you had said you will be concern about startups which are building on it. Will you say you are now more concerned about startups (YC or not) which are building innovative apps for iOS?

pg 15y ago
This case seems different. The startups they're threatening aren't ones building stuff on IOS specifically.

tptacek 15y ago

It is more likely that startups are using gaps in the iOS product offering as a guide for what products to build. There are so many startups and so much interest in mobile that the intersection seems inevitable.