Although there is some truth in it, I think that Apple is following a different strategy. They don't really attract developers by a developer-friendly environme

Although there is some truth in it, I think that Apple is following a different strategy. They don't really attract developers by a developer-friendly environment, but by the number of worthy users of their platform. Regarding the embedded devices (i.e. iOS, App Store, etc.) you could even call this a developer-hostile environment. Yet there are lots of developers taking this hassle just to get access to Apple's user base.