It's not. However, the fact that integrating these tools with any sort of Apple toolchain is a nightmare is still a problem. Because even if you don't care abo

It's not. However, the fact that integrating these tools with any sort of Apple toolchain is a nightmare is still a problem. Because even if you don't care about AI slop coding, there's plenty of other things that developers are used to that become far more difficult when the only option[0] is proprietary dev tools with very strict hardware licensing requirements attached to it. This puts a very real cost on iOS development. The only reason why developers put up with iOS now is because it has half the US mobile market, so brown-nosing Apple is mandatory for certain app classes. This doesn't make the cost go away, it just means it gets spread around[1], like how everyone has to pay credit card fees or mobile storefront fees even when they're paying with cash or buying straight from the developer. But when that market power isn't there, such as on macOS[2] or visionOS (lol), developers just straight-up don't bother supporting the platform because Apple is disrespectful to developers. [0] I am aware of that one non-Apple iOS toolchain, it still requires you grab the SDK files yourself off a Real Mac™ which is a pain in the ass and not going to pass a corporate compliance department's muster. [1] The exact mechanism that forces cost-sharing is called a most favored nation agreement. You are required to offer the best pricing to people paying your junk fee and cannot discount around the fee. [2] People often blame Metal for macOS gaming being terrible. This is missing the point. iOS has the same core technology requirement; so all the middleware has to support Metal anyway. But if you don't need to be on mobile, you don't need to support any Apple platforms, which is preferable.