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Who says the HS student is buying the hardware themselves? It could have been a gift, a hand-me-down, a school computer, etc. As a HS student I was poor as shit
by goosedragons 4y ago
Who says the HS student is buying the hardware themselves? It could have been a gift, a hand-me-down, a school computer, etc. As a HS student I was poor as shit, no allowance and lived in a rural area where getting a part-time job would require a car and all the expense with that.
- pjmlp 4y agoYeah and selling apps on Apple hardware will surely be top priority in such cases.
- smoldesu 4y agoThey didn't say they wanted to sell the app, just sign and distribute it. Maybe they want to put their FOSS project on the App Store, but can't until they get a "real job" first.
- pjmlp 4y agoNo need for the app store for that. Plus I have known many offshore colleagues from African and Asian countries that managed to be successful in selling software, despite the conditions they were raised in. So painting the Apple story as gate keeping is playing it short, there are many ways to skin a rabbit.
- smoldesu 4y agoYou'll need the App Store if you want it on iPhone, which means you need to pay the subscription. I'm not going to sit around all day and play pity-party with you about impoverished developers. I've known my fair share too, and I might even be one depending on your definition of poor living conditions. The point is simple: Apple stops people from doing arbitrary stuff for no reason. Perhaps you don't care; I'm not arguing that. Maybe it doesn't stop people from getting rich; obviously, money is still made. Regardless, everyone knows their deal stinks like shit - the cat's out of the bag. Apple bought themselves a couple months with the 15% punch-line, but the laughing stops next year. This isn't controversial or high-concept stuff. You should be able to freely install stuff on your iPhone even if you don't personally intend to. It seems like by-and-large, the democratic world agrees.