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| | The debate around Apple's walled garden has been ongoing for years, and a recent post on a forum rekindled the conversation. The author expressed their support for the walled garden, citing their loyalty to the iPhone and its closed ecosystem as a deliberate choice. They acknowledged that if they wanted a more open device, they could opt for an Android phone instead. However, they argued that the iPhone could still support alternative OSes and software, just like a computer.
| | melkat.blog
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| | Apple has made a lot of partnerships with big companies like Quantum Computer Services (AOL), Microsoft, HP, Intel, Cingular (AT&T), Epic Games, Valve, Capcom, and Ubisoft. They are all pretty one-sided in terms of who benefits. Focusing on these partnerships distracts from what has made Apple's platforms successful: the community of dedicated indie developers. But like their corporate partnerships, this relationship is not a healthy one.
| | www.jonaharagon.com
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| | Apple's press release yesterday reads with the professionally and poise of a teenager throwing a tantrum, it's amazing really. Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European UnionApple announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers' apps in the EU to comply
| | daringfireball.net
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| The delicious irony in Apple's not knowing if these massive proposals will be deemed DMA-compliant is that their dealings with the European Commission sound exactly like App Store developers' dealings with Apple. Do all the work to build it first, and only *then* find out if it passes muster with the largely inscrutable rules.