neoncat

Mike, I appreciate your measured, pragmatic approach to writing about Apple topics. Some of the vitriol being dished out against developers in comment threads to similar articles elsewhere this morning is really tiresome and unnecessary. Apple has created a system where all Apps have to funnel through their process—How is it a developer's fault their app isn't ready when the iOS release, XCode release, and the opening of app submissions, all occurs in the same 24 hour period? It's madness how rude some people can be about things they don't understand. 

Funny thing about the original story on Bloomberg is nowhere does it say "iPhone." Nor does the follow-up article, or any of the aggregator versions that then amplified the original article. In fact, this version here at AppleInsider is the only one that mentions "iPhone."

SpamSandwich said:

CloudTalkin said:

SpamSandwich said:

Support up and coming people, Apple. They’re cheaper and will work their tails off to earn their reputation.

Cheaper talent isn't necessarily going to make that subscription count go up.  Up and comers don't draw the kind of attention Apple is trying to generate to garner more subscriptions.  Pretty much everyone works their tail off so that's a wash.  The attention span of the general populous is about as short as a goldfish's.  Apple, like all streaming service owners, needs to grab the attention quickly with the hopes that some of the views stick and stay.  Chances are greater that the public will give a nod to a known entity rather than an up and comer.  

Seinfeld was a niche comedian until his TV show. Who else might be out there with potential who could cost 1/100th of the known quantity talent?

lol. Seinfeld's deal to create his show was one of the richest ever for a sitcom at the time. By the end of the show's run, he alone was earning over $2M per episode. To this day, he (again, just him) earns over $100M per year in residuals from the show's reruns, DVD/digital sales, etc.

I totally get and respect the point you're making, but the reality of content acquisition is the deals where someone unknown gets paid peanuts and creates the next "Seinfeld" are incredibly rare. If a person's star has risen to the point that they're able to catch the attention of  Apple (or Netflix, or CBS, or HBO, or whatever company), they're already smart enough to demand a fat payday. There's so much competition for fresh content right now it's a seller's market like no other time in history.

auxio said:

 technical curiosity.

Sorry, the Apple cognoscenti have declared that this isn't allowed. 

sportyguy209 said:

I'm happy with the quality of the Award winning products Affinity has produced, the bargain prices, and the support I've received for Designer, Photo, and now Publisher. I'm judging them on my experiences and the quality of their software.

That said, I can certainly relate to not trusting/supporting a company because of their previous actions: Adobe and their decision to rent software and Quark's lack of customer service and long delays in updating their software.

I can only hope that you are wrong and just experienced their worst, but time will tell.

Thank you for such a polite reply—a rarity on AI sometimes. And I hope my message didn't come across as, "YOU'LL SEE!" ... not at all my intent. Serif and its products get a lot of praise from Mac users in particular, and their support of MacOS and iOS is to be lauded. I just think given some of their history, and the struggles they have providing timely technical support for their products right now, means some caution is in order before basing an entire vertical workflow on their software. They're still a very small company competing against billion dollar behemoths with 99% marketshare. That's just the reality of the situation. They've shown a level of disorganization in the past that is at odds with the quality of their products, and that's a shame. As you say, the market benefits from their presence and hopefully they've learned something from their past struggles. If so, we all stand to benefit.