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> All of this just smells of greed. Apple is a for profit company. I could turn this around and say that it's greedy to expect a company to offer these tools
by rcstank 4y ago
> All of this just smells of greed.
Apple is a for profit company.
I could turn this around and say that it's greedy to expect a company to offer these tools for free. There's an investment on their end as well.
- Finnucane 4y agoExcept that they structured the system to provide no choice. If you want to develop on ios you have to use their tools, their systems.
- rcstank 4y agoThey don't have to structure it any other way. It's their product. It's their offering. There are alternatives whether you like them or not. I'm not saying I'm happy that it's so closed. I wish it weren't, but I also respect that they have their own freedom to choose as well.
- detourdog 4y agoThat is a choice.
- spacemadness 4y agoThis opens up the can of worms that is the state of Apple’s dev tools and documentation and whether they are putting the money to good use.
- bookofjoe 4y ago>All of this just smells of greed The line between making a profit and greed is often the subject of vigorous debate on HN. At heart it's a philosophical question. I'm reminded of discussions about price here often centering on Teenage Engineering's products, and whether their stratospheric prices are justified or not.
- JohnFen 4y agoYou can be a profitable company without being greedy.
- krono 4y agoThey aren't not offering something for free, they are actively obstructing the localised and personal exploitation of an inherent device capability by its owner.