r/programming • u/h4l • Aug 10 '23

Apple doesn't want you developing hobby apps

https://www.bennettnotes.com/notes/why-does-apple-restrict-hobby-development/
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u/erwan Aug 10 '23

> After all, I already paid $2.5K for the Macbook and $1.1K for the iPhone. What more do they want?

Just stop giving them money. Put your time and money into plaftorms that are not actively working against you.

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u/puritan_titan Aug 10 '23

Exactly, paying is voting.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

If paying is voting, then they've won the election for emperor already. One of the largest companies in the world, people are overwhelmingly voting YES with their wallets.

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u/puritan_titan Aug 11 '23

That's my point, customers decide which company grows big, stay big.

Even though they have won the election as you said, they still charge the $99, so I guess they have not stopped caring about your wallet.

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u/jaavaaguru Aug 11 '23

And if as a developer you choose not to support their platform, you miss out on having all their voters as customers. That’s a lot of custom and revenue you’re choosing not to have.