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ivanh said:

iOS should be sold separately and available for multi-platform installation.

Right ... and in the same action would reduce the appeal. iOS does what it does best because it’s a closed, protected, and a controlled system with limited hardware support.

I would be really happy to have Xcode on an iPad. Like another poster here said, it’s pretty much the only reason I use my Mac.

I have to disagree with the developer in the article saying how things like command line access is necessary for development. It is necessary for some development, entirely dependent on how the developer setup their project. I’ve been doing development (professionally) for 20 years and the only times I’ve had to use the command line were with certain projects that used 3rd party libraries (which I already dislike...) that needed download and/or compilation via the command line. I’ve never started a project that needs that and I never plan to—3rd party libraries die out and make things far more difficult to update when they do. 

I don’t know if any of the great T-Mobile ideas were from him but either way I hope they don’t lose their way. He was a good figurehead even though he was somewhat nutty. 

ITGUYINSD said:

The article didn't state which party the Senator belongs to, so I looked it up.  No surprise here.  'Nuf said.

Right ... a senator pushing for personal responsibility should be criticised as being a product of a faulty political party. What does that say about the ‘other’ political party? That we are responsible for the decisions we make only when the consequence either doesn’t hurt us or when there is political benefit in placing blame?

Whether or not Tim Cook should take as much responsibility as this senator is suggesting, it is certain that he is ultimately responsible for the decisions Apple makes. Acting as CEO doesn’t mean it’s no longer him making decisions. 

entropys said:

Power once given is hard to take back.

This is so true. The general public is naive, thinking the rights they’re giving away right now will never be taken away again except for something super serious. On the contrary, because of this virus we are now at serious risk of more and more government leaders using this or that excuse to restrict citizens in the name of public safety.