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Being 'sherlocked' [1] is a time-honored tradition of 3rd party devs getting their lunch eaten by Apple. Anyone publishing an app knows they can be put out of b
by deminature 4y ago
Being 'sherlocked' [1] is a time-honored tradition of 3rd party devs getting their lunch eaten by Apple. Anyone publishing an app knows they can be put out of business without notice if Apple likes your idea too much.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/13/all-the-things-apple-sherlocked-at-wwdc-2022/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/13/all-the-things-apple-sherl...
- joemi 4y agoIsn’t this just how making a product (any product) works? If you’re a small company and you don’t have a patent over the general concept of your unique product, another larger company can swoop in and make the same thing and run you out of business. It’s pretty much why parents exist. (Mind you I’m not a fan of general software patents, but that’s what’s needed if you don’t want this to happen to software.)
- kaba0 4y agoIf the big company is the owner of the platform, it can preinstall it on your device, so it is not a fair competition.