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For all the same reasons that you can do so on OS X. I'm also lumping in the ability to side load apps here, among other features pros might need or want. I'm
by tensor 14y ago
For all the same reasons that you can do so on OS X. I'm also lumping in the ability to side load apps here, among other features pros might need or want.
I'm aware of all the arguments for their completely closed eco-system. But OSX itself is also a perfect example to counter them. Fundamentally, portable touch screen devices are still computers and are not actually so different that such a closed environment is needed.
- fjarlq 14y agoBut to many people, the difference between OSX and iOS is large. I think this is one of the reasons why iOS has been so much more successful than OSX. The closed, curated environment is much easier to use for many people. A natural extension of this is a Mac that runs iOS, or making OSX more like iOS. I think this is happening, and it's being driven by what most people want. It may not be what I personally want, but fortunately there is more than one choice these days.
- tensor 14y agoUnfortunately, for me there is really no good alternative to OSX. I require a unix environment for work, and yet also need word, photoshop, and other such applications. If I left OSX I'd be forced to run either Windows with a Linux VM, or Linux with a Windows VM. It would be clunky for sure. Also, I completely disagree that iOSs success is due to it being closed. As the current OSX environment shows, it is completely possible to have both an App Store yet not discard your professional customers. I can tell my mother to only use the App Store and she is perfectly happy. Apple is removing control for a single reason only: money. They want their 30% of every sale on their devices. This is a good reason for them, but a bad reason for their customers.