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0 pointsbt4u3y ago0 comments

They should be paying developers, yes, but not for the pain of going through review but instead for the simple fact that an iphone without any app developers is almost completely worthless. Apps make their platform more valuable.

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pdonis3y ago

> an iphone without any app developers is almost completely worthless

The iphone has plenty of app developers even if there isn't a single third party app anywhere. Those app developers just work for Apple instead of a third party. I don't think Apple cares about having a thriving third party app ecosystem.

RajT883y ago

Not caring enough about that (or being too incompetent to do something about it) is why Microsoft products keep dying an early death:

Windows Phone, Zune, etc.

It is frustrating that HP got this right with WebOS and still fucked it up. Having a touchpad was a sublime pleasure for a few years.

marcosdumay3y ago

> I don't think Apple cares about having a thriving third party app ecosystem.

And that's how you know a platform is obsolete.

pdonis3y ago

I'm not so sure. Apple's selling point is tight control over the entire stack so that the experience is consistent everywhere on all of their devices. It seems like there is a substantial market segment that wants that and doesn't care what Apple has to do to get it.

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pdonis3y ago

> an iphone without any app developers is almost completely worthless

RajT883y ago

Not caring enough about that (or being too incompetent to do something about it) is why Microsoft products keep dying an early death:

Windows Phone, Zune, etc.

It is frustrating that HP got this right with WebOS and still fucked it up. Having a touchpad was a sublime pleasure for a few years.

marcosdumay3y ago

> I don't think Apple cares about having a thriving third party app ecosystem.

And that's how you know a platform is obsolete.

pdonis3y ago

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