OutdoorAppDeveloper

Hmm. Tried the new Store page. I don't even know how to use it. There is stuff off the page to the right. There is no way to scroll to see it. If I click and drag on one of the tiles, I can drag it around the screen but nothing else happens. I am confused!
Edit: Found it. If you hover over the tile on the right, a light gray arrow appears allowing you to scroll. This has to be one of the most klunky UIs I have ever used on the web. Come on Apple. If you get one thing right it has to be the design of the web page that you use to sell stuff. There are plenty of great ways to scroll web content. Find one that works and is a delight to use.

Let the fan dance begin. First there are news reports of multiple users with the same technical issue with an Apple product (usually an iPhone or MacBook). Apple denies that it is their fault and fanboys rush in to agree with them even though they have no idea what they are talking about. Then a much larger number of users realize that what they had thought was just their MacBook was actually happening other users and the story blows up. Then Apple denies again that it is their fault. Then there is a class action lawsuit. Then Apple finally quietly admits that they made a manufacturing mistake in "a small number of products" and "strives for to make the best possible ... blah, blah, blah" and offers free repairs and refunds.

Could we skip all that just once please Apple? For those of us considering a purchase of a new MacBook Air, we are now thinking about waiting to see how this gets resolved. If we knew that free repairs are offered, we could buy with confidence.

Truthfully, almost anyone would have responded the same way.

This story was written from Apple's point of view: Apple removed an iOS app because the developer did not follow the rules. This is just propaganda for Apple.
Here's the real story: Apply denied users from being able to run the software they want to use on the devices they own. This is a much more important story. It is central to Apple's corporate culture and its belief that it should have total control over all the computers it sells. This is not about your safety as a user. It is about your freedom to make decisions for yourself. Apple Computer (as it used to be known) was founded around the idea of bringing the power of computers to everyone. On Apple's 10th anniversary, they released a book called "So Far". It is full of stories about how people became empowered through their use of Apple computers. That's not the story Apple would tell today. Instead it would be about the things that Apple allows you to do with their computers. The ultimate version of this new vision is the Apple Watch which had use cases from the very start. If your app fell into one of those use cases, it was allowed. Anything else was not just rejected, it was forcibly denied existence. That's why there are no third party watch faces even though this is an obvious app type. Apple has become a company that is all about its own power rather than empowering its customers.

Now that Right to Repair is a thing, Apple could help define what it means by embracing it and providing parts, tools and documentation to people who want to repair the devices they own. Apple could also immediately stop lobbying against Right to Repair in the US and all other countries.