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Except if you build a system to which millions (yes, millions) of people contribute in one way or another, pretend everyone's invited, and then decide to do som
by cheatercheater 14y ago
Except if you build a system to which millions (yes, millions) of people contribute in one way or another, pretend everyone's invited, and then decide to do something very self-righteous against the good of nearly anyone else involved just in order to feed your fat butt, then you are labelled an oppressive, opportunistic sociopath, and very rightly so.
- batista 14y agoThe never pretended "everyone's invited". In fact, the first iOS didn't have third-party apps, and when the API finally appeared, it had very clear restrictions and a $99/year fee attached.
- cheatercheater 14y agoSadly, that's not the way it's being marketed to the masses of developers. You're talking about what seems to be a technical detail to someone who's been corporate-brainwashed by the apple reality distortion field (maybe they're keeping Jobs in stasis in order not to lose it?). Then, SURPRISE!!! it's not such a technical detail after all, apple has tricked you so! It's like a surprise birthday party, except your gift is a burning bag of dog poo. Typical corporate trickery. The reason a lot of people fall for it is because they have an open mind (definitely advocated by Apple) and therefore are gullible (definitely wanted by AAPL). Having written something somewhere doesn't make you less of an asshole for handling in a dirty, asocial way.