Apple's arrogance towards the developers stems directly from their goal of turning iOS software into a cheap commodity. They make their money on hardware. They

Apple's arrogance towards the developers stems directly from their goal of turning iOS software into a cheap commodity. They make their money on hardware. They want to keep it that way. Treating developers with respect and making their life comfortable runs contrary to this, because devs may start to think to much of themselves and, god forbid, decide to charge reasonable money for their creations. Putting developers down is imperative to making them feel as second class citizens, even guests on Apple's majestic platform. As someone who's been reluctantly allowed to benefit from it, someone who needs Apple more than Apple needs them.