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To show that they are actually on a slippery slope you have to point to facts that would lead Apple to make decisions to that effect. You have to substantiate w
by ugh 15y ago
To show that they are actually on a slippery slope you have to point to facts that would lead Apple to make decisions to that effect. You have to substantiate why they are slipping. It still remains only a prediction, but it at least becomes more than a fallacy.
Here is why I think a slippery slope is very unlikely: I can’t think of any examples where Apple gradually limited the freedom of developers, at least not in the grand scheme of things. The restrictions were always in place from day one and in general tended to become less restrictive, not more. Yeah, the sample size is two, but still.
- unconed 15y agoHow about the part where some APIs are App Store only?
- ugh 15y agoFunny thing you would write that, I actually wanted to include that in my comment but completely forgot about it when I finished the second paragraph. Yes, the exclusive access to those APIs is indeed pretty clear evidence to the contrary. I don’t think it’s really decisive, though.