danvm

sflocal said:

Beats said:

Good. It’s a stolen product, stolen OS and stolen store. They should be getting 0%.

Keep Apple premium at 30% if they want us.

narwhal said:

I think Apple should drop everything to 15% commission. The current situation is too complicated. As an under-$1M developer, I can't sell or buy apps without being bumped to 30% commission. Better to just keep it simple for everyone at 15%. Apple can handle the decreased revenue from the large developers.

Here's another idea: Apple should consider dropping the commission even further to 5%. So the App Store is basically a loss leader to sell hardware. It will lead to more apps in the App Store, will end all the gripes and lawsuits from developers about high rates, and basically kneecap other app stores from gaining a foothold.

FU** YOU. Before Apple, you would have been paying 70-90% “commission” with $10,000+ budget to start if you even wanna make $1!! AND if you were lucky!! No store had the obligation to carry your software. Now all you need is a $1,000 Mac and $99/year and you get access to over 1 Billion users. Back in 2005 we were excited if we got accepted into a local store with 1,000 weekly customers with NO SEARCH ENGINE!!!

Apple owes you NOTHING.

Want more revenue? MAKE BETTER SOFTWARE.

 Apple's popularity comes from CUSTOMERS, and not developers.

I fixed it for you...

Developers should not have a say in telling Apple how to run its hugely successful ecosystem. 

Although Apple is the one who have the final word in the App Store, it would be fair to consider what developers think.  The iPhone became popular for the excellent job Apple did with iOS.  But the same cannot be said of the Apple Apps Store.  You don't see Apple apps or services leading in their own app store.  The store success depends on the hard work of developers, large and small.  For that reason, I think Apple should at least hear them.

And I'm not a developer, but a customer who see and benefits from the hard work Apple AND developers do to improve the iOS ecosystem.  

crowley said:

danvm said:

radarthekat said:

danvm said:

raoulduke42 said:

Windows is such hot garbage— and it was cobbled together with cursors and keyboards in mind, and then adapted slightly to support touch. I've never seen anyone use a Surface without the slap on keyboard/trackpad bit, and at that point why not just get a laptop? Surfaces really are the perfect MS product, in that they try to be all things to all people instead of committing to hard design choices. It's like a car that can also be a boat, so it's terrible at both. Boo this product. Booooo!

If I go by your post, the iPad Pro is a hot garbage when used with the Smart Keyboard, because "it was cobbled together with a touchscreen and touch optimized apps in mind, and then adapted slightly to support keyboard and trackpad." 

You also mentioned that users could go with a notebook instead of a Surface Pro, since MS tries to be all things to all people and that it's similarity with a car that can be a boat.  But isn't the same with the iPad Pro + Smart Keyboard?  Do you think it would be a better experience, considering the iPad Pro forces you to use a touchscreen optimized UI and touchscreen optimized apps with a keyboard / trackpad?  

IMO, which one is better depends in your workflow.  If you are more in the line of desktop apps, the Surface is a better device.  Are you more in line with touch apps?  The iPad is a better device.  

 If you are more in the line of desktop apps, a laptop is a better device.  Are you more in line with touch apps?  The iPad is a better device.  

(Fixed that for you.)

So I suppose that you also think that a laptop is a better device than an iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard, right?

As always, it depends what you need to do.

Exactly, same as with the Surface Pro.

raoulduke42 said:

Windows is such hot garbage— and it was cobbled together with cursors and keyboards in mind, and then adapted slightly to support touch. I've never seen anyone use a Surface without the slap on keyboard/trackpad bit, and at that point why not just get a laptop? Surfaces really are the perfect MS product, in that they try to be all things to all people instead of committing to hard design choices. It's like a car that can also be a boat, so it's terrible at both. Boo this product. Booooo!

If I go by your post, the iPad Pro is a hot garbage when used with the Smart Keyboard, because "it was cobbled together with a touchscreen and touch optimized apps in mind, and then adapted slightly to support keyboard and trackpad." 

You also mentioned that users could go with a notebook instead of a Surface Pro, since MS tries to be all things to all people and that it's similarity with a car that can be a boat.  But isn't the same with the iPad Pro + Smart Keyboard?  Do you think it would be a better experience, considering the iPad Pro forces you to use a touchscreen optimized UI and touchscreen optimized apps with a keyboard / trackpad?  

IMO, which one is better depends in your workflow.  If you are more in the line of desktop apps, the Surface is a better device.  Are you more in line with touch apps?  The iPad is a better device.  

radarthekat said:

One final point…. If you’re an Apple person, the Surface doesn’t exist in your universe.  Never even comes under consideration.  

I have a MBP, iPhone's, iPad's and an Apple TV, and I'm considering seriously the SP8 to replace my SP4.  Maybe we are a minority, but still, we exist.  

MplsP said:

The intel processors are such energy hogs compared to the M1 that I have a hard time believing the battery numbers. Of course, if the ipad were 50% thicker like the Surface was that would all be battery so you’d probably get close to a 20 hour life on the iPad. You also wouldn’t be able to keep your coffee hot with it.

“In Microsoft's favor is, sadly, Windows.” This is the problem. IT doesn’t care that it’s a mediocre device. They care that it’s on the same platform.

Apple has done an incredible job packing an insane amount of power and potential into the ipad. Now they just need to put their effort into maturing iPadOS so it’s abilities match the power of the device. 

I don't consider Surface devices as mediocre.  It's obvious that the iPad have many benefits, including the M1 chip.  But the Surface also have benefits over the iPad Pro, including the integration with the MS ecosystem.  Maybe you should blame Apple, and not the IT departments, for the lack of Apple tools for deploying their devices.  Even MS had to work a partnership with Jamf to help deploy Apple devices in their ecosystem.   

Microsoft Intune and Jamf Pro: Better Together to Manage and Secure Macs - Microsoft Tech Community

I was expecting something from Apple after acquiring Fleetsmith, but as today, still nothing.