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iBooks was also a rip-off, let us kill the nice work of a developer.
by Loic 5y ago
iBooks was also a rip-off, let us kill the nice work of a developer.
- caslon 5y agoAh, yes, reading documents on a computer. A keyboard. Both of these are things that have never been done outside of the Apple ecosystem before Apple made their copies. I don't like Apple, but come on. Reading documents is what computers have historically proven best at, and a keyboard is a pretty logical extension of any given electronic device. Would sure save everyone a lot of time if these things were built in.
- Loic 5y agoIt was the presentation of the books mimicking exactly the work of somebody else. Sorry, I should have explained more. Apple contacted (if I can remember) the original author, had friendly discussions about the way he was doing the stuff, and then simply copied everything into the default app. This is only from memory, but for me, the pattern is the same.
- popcube 5y agocan't they juat hired rhat guy...
- mhh__ 5y agoIs an iPhone the same as an Android? They're both phones after all?
- caslon 5y agoIf you're not copying code, you're just doing what everyone else does: Creating a loose derivative of something else. There's never been an original creative work.
- viktorcode 5y agoNo the app itself, the book collection interface: wooden shelf with books on it.
- robertoandred 5y agoI think the idea of books sitting on a shelf has been around for quite a while.