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ivanh said:

Xcode and Swift change too frequent and prematurely and the inconsistencies in coding force app development expensive because every coder needs to keep update and workaround Swift and Xcode problems. Apps are shallow and lack of depth.  Old bugs stay as is for years because apps only focus on “new features”. 
Monopoly of App Stores is like running a totalitarian regime. 

Don’t do it then. Find a regime you like, or another profession.

All good now?

muthuk_vanalingam said:

danvm said:

sflocal said:

Developers that whine about this policies really chaff my backside.  Absolute the most selfish, greedy, entitled people around.  Apple does all the work creating a groundbreaking new product, getting a loyal - and profitable - user base, and created an ecosystem that allows anyone to develop software and have access to hundreds of millions of users at MINIMAL cost.

Don't think that developers deserve some praise for the success of iOS / iPadOS devices?

Those users are Apple's users, not yours.  It's Apple's product, and their ecosystem.  Not yours.  You obviously were too young (or ignorant) about how us developers had to develop/market/sell/charge for software back in the pre-iPhone days.  Otherwise, you'd be thanking Apple for taking "only" 30%.  

The reality is, Android is a mess, piracy and IP theft is rampant, and security is non-existent, and these blowholes want to force Apple to adopt such a system?  Good luck.

You are wrong here.  User / customers are shared between Apple and the developer.  What Apple has in their App Store is hard work from developers too, doesn't matter if it's inside the Apple ecosystem.  Maybe it's an Apple's device, but it's the developer app.

Absolutely spot on. iPhones are ruling the high-end smartphone market, because of "Developers" creating high quality apps for the iOS platform. Their contribution CANNOT be washed away by anyone making silly claims.

Nothing spot on on that post (and yours). People buys iPhone because it's iPhone first and foremost, not because it runs this app and that app. People can find most apps on Android anyway.
If you think iPhone depend greatly on your app why don't put your money where your mouth is? Pull your apps away from iPhone and see if users flock away, or you'll just leave space for other devs to fill.

davgreg said:

I qualify by multiple devices and do not see much of anything worth watching.

Then it’s your loss. 

macgizmo said:

It sounds great, until you consider that when a police officer asks to see your license, you'll be handing your unlocked iPhone to him - giving him complete and total access to EVERYTHING on your phone.

Unless Apple can offer a way to display the license via the secure enclave where the phone itself is still locked, I don't see this ever happening in the U.S.

More likely you just tap your phone to a reader just like Apple Pay and it will show your ID, duh. 

Does the number include iTunes Store? Because I just bought another 3 movies on sale there. 😛