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>This kind of nervous uncertainty among devs is bad for the platform. Is that really true? This has been going on since day one and yet the platform is thrivin

• cageface 12y ago
  I wouldn't say the app market is thriving. It's been dominated by the same gimmicky IAP games for a long time, is full of hacky junk apps, and noticeably devoid of serious productivity apps. More and more prominent indies are throwing in the towel and taking jobs, which probably means less innovation. And usage stats show user engagement for new apps at half of what it was a year ago. Even a cheerleader like Marco Arment has expressed serious doubts about the health of the iOS app ecosystem lately.
  • sosborn 12y ago
    >It's been dominated by the same gimmicky IAP games for a long time, is full of hacky junk apps, and noticeably devoid of serious productivity apps. These things are a turn off for us, but that doesn't mean that the market is failing.
  • bradleyland 12y ago
    These two things can be true at the same time: > This kind of nervous uncertainty among devs is bad for the platform. > The platform is thriving. It is difficult to argue that this kind of activity on Apple's part creates uncertainty. Apple weighs this as a trade-off. What is consistent about Apple is that they err on the side of the user; or at least what they perceive to be of benefit to the user. That is what many of these disagreements come down to.