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Wild speculation: Compiling for Apple's custom chip would require using a proprietary version of LLVM/Clang, and resulting binaries could only be distributed v
by bitcartel 14y ago
Wild speculation:
Compiling for Apple's custom chip would require using a proprietary version of LLVM/Clang, and resulting binaries could only be distributed via the Mac App Store.
- wmf 14y agoIt doesn't matter because they've already locked it down on the demand side. You can distribute iOS apps anyway you want, but people won't be able to install them.
- bitcartel 14y agoThings are locked down on iOS but not (yet) on Mac OS X. My gut feeling is that this trend will continue. For example, APIs are already being leveraged. You can only use iCloud if your Mac app is distributed through the App Store. In the near future, Apple could switch Gatekeeper's default setting to Mac App Store only, raising another barrier to independent vendors. Moving to a new processor would provide Apple a great opportunity to round up the laggards and force them into the App Store.