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I think Marco is saying this is good from an independent ios developers perspective, not necessarily from a users perspective. As somebody who makes his living

by ben336 13y ago

I think Marco is saying this is good from an independent ios developers perspective, not necessarily from a users perspective. As somebody who makes his living as an independent app developer, I'm sure he's thrilled about this. Its undeniably an opportunity for independent developers who don't have to maintain an existing app. Whether its good for users or the ecosystem in general is a totally different discussion.

fpgeek 13y ago
Indeed. One of the things Marco is glossing over is how the iOS 7 overhaul makes iOS development riskier: - Will I (and the apps I'm planning) be able to adapt to the UI changes smoothly or not? - How are these changes going to play out on the iPad? - Does Apple have any other foundation-shifting changes planned before iOS 7 comes out? - Will these changes impact user behavior? - And so on. From the perspective of an independent developer starting out, none of this matters. Their risk is already off-the-charts (and the downside limited by time and effort, for the most part), so all they care about is the increased reward potential. They don't even really care if that increased reward potential is coming from changes in absolute rewards and/or relative rewards vs other developers. For everyone else, the risk vs reward calculation might look quite different.
- jakobe 13y ago
  Who is everyone else?
  - jaredsohn 13y ago
    Anyone who isn't an independent developer starting out (i.e. those with existing apps and larger organizations who perhaps have other apps that will require additional work just to maintain their current state.)