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Every part of this is bullshit. First, Apple is driving innovation, obviously, not "shitting on it". Second, no, Apple should retain the power it has over how

by Bud 5y ago

Every part of this is bullshit. First, Apple is driving innovation, obviously, not "shitting on it". Second, no, Apple should retain the power it has over how software works on its platform, the vast majority of users emphatically want that, and that is because of the various concrete benefits the approach has. Third, no, Apple did not "get lucky" and "ride" the growth engines in question, especially in the case of the modern smartphone. It created that engine. Fourth, your comparison to controlling how people breathe is ludicrous. Fifth, no: we will not be asking Congress to break up Apple's sensible security controls over its platform, because we fucking like them. Sixth, this issue has absolutely nothing to do with the right to repair.

echelon 5y ago
> Every part of this is bullshit. To some Apple fans, employees, and shareholders. Plenty of people agree with me and hate Apple's shitty behavior. Many of them would be happy Apple customers if Apple would knock off the bad behavior (myself included). Unfortunately this issue won't go away by ignoring Apple. It will remain a plague on small developers and the industry as a whole as long as Apple is allowed to continue their anti-competitive, anti-consumer practices. > First, Apple is driving innovation, obviously, not "shitting on it". Areas where they do substantially innovate (M1) are driven by a desire to control the supply chain. Other innovations (AirTags, AirPods, Mac, iPhone) are stale or copies of other innovations. Apple has enough firepower to decimate entire product areas by cloning and integrating them with their ecosystem. Maybe they look and feel superior? That's because Apple is a Death Star of engineering that you can't compete with. Many people feel software companies should not be hardware, platform/distribution, and services combined. Especially at scale. > Second, no, Apple should retain the power it has over how software works on its platform, the vast majority of users emphatically want that, and that is because of the various concrete benefits the approach has. That doesn't mean it's healthy for the world. Apple is the de-facto computer for 50% of Americans, and they impose taxation on all commerce and Baptism for all developers working on the platform. Apple is unilaterally controlling 50% of modern client code execution. That is single handedly the most unhealthy problem with modern computing. > Third, no, Apple did not "get lucky" and "ride" the growth engines in question, especially in the case of the modern smartphone. It created that engine. Patently false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone Apple took the lead at an inflection point. Others were already developing similar devices, but Apple had brand recognition, the iPod ecosystem, and enough polish to pull ahead by a large margin. Steve was a fantastic product person, and Apple had the software and logistics to make an awesome device. But this was a competitive edge, not a Bell Labs moment. > Fourth, your comparison to controlling how people breathe is ludicrous. Not really. Have you had your software denied by Apple? Have you had to use their dev tools? I'm sick of it. I also own dozens of devices for motion capture that I would like to remove from the Apple toolchain entirely. I bought the hardware and don't care about the App Store. > Fifth, no: we will not be asking Congress to break up Apple's sensible security controls over its platform, because we fucking like them. Well, I am and have been asking. I know plenty of others that are too. > Sixth, this issue has absolutely nothing to do with the right to repair. Oh yes it does. It also has to do with the file scanning on your devices where Apple treats you like a child predator / terrorist / whistle blower / state enemy. Apple is the opposite of "too big to fail". It's "too dangerous to let live". It needs to be regulated.

by Bud 5y ago

echelon 5y ago

> Every part of this is bullshit. To some Apple fans, employees, and shareholders. Plenty of people agree with me and hate Apple's shitty behavior. Many of them would be happy Apple customers if Apple would knock off the bad behavior (myself included). Unfortunately this issue won't go away by ignoring Apple. It will remain a plague on small developers and the industry as a whole as long as Apple is allowed to continue their anti-competitive, anti-consumer practices. > First, Apple is driving innovation, obviously, not "shitting on it". Areas where they do substantially innovate (M1) are driven by a desire to control the supply chain. Other innovations (AirTags, AirPods, Mac, iPhone) are stale or copies of other innovations. Apple has enough firepower to decimate entire product areas by cloning and integrating them with their ecosystem. Maybe they look and feel superior? That's because Apple is a Death Star of engineering that you can't compete with. Many people feel software companies should not be hardware, platform/distribution, and services combined. Especially at scale. > Second, no, Apple should retain the power it has over how software works on its platform, the vast majority of users emphatically want that, and that is because of the various concrete benefits the approach has. That doesn't mean it's healthy for the world. Apple is the de-facto computer for 50% of Americans, and they impose taxation on all commerce and Baptism for all developers working on the platform. Apple is unilaterally controlling 50% of modern client code execution. That is single handedly the most unhealthy problem with modern computing. > Third, no, Apple did not "get lucky" and "ride" the growth engines in question, especially in the case of the modern smartphone. It created that engine. Patently false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone Apple took the lead at an inflection point. Others were already developing similar devices, but Apple had brand recognition, the iPod ecosystem, and enough polish to pull ahead by a large margin. Steve was a fantastic product person, and Apple had the software and logistics to make an awesome device. But this was a competitive edge, not a Bell Labs moment. > Fourth, your comparison to controlling how people breathe is ludicrous. Not really. Have you had your software denied by Apple? Have you had to use their dev tools? I'm sick of it. I also own dozens of devices for motion capture that I would like to remove from the Apple toolchain entirely. I bought the hardware and don't care about the App Store. > Fifth, no: we will not be asking Congress to break up Apple's sensible security controls over its platform, because we fucking like them. Well, I am and have been asking. I know plenty of others that are too. > Sixth, this issue has absolutely nothing to do with the right to repair. Oh yes it does. It also has to do with the file scanning on your devices where Apple treats you like a child predator / terrorist / whistle blower / state enemy. Apple is the opposite of "too big to fail". It's "too dangerous to let live". It needs to be regulated.