Re:Apple approves previously rejected HKMap.live app
by cmroanirgo on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:32PM
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> There has never been a mobile platform that allowed desktop level freedom to install whatever you wanted.
Erm. I developed apps for Nokia and Blackberry without a hitch.
The restricted walled garden became popular with apple. It took off because, although the developer requirements were very constrained (as they still are), there was a very large swathe of users. I was 'forced' to join because my clients were bankers and traders jumping ship from blackberry. Then came ms and goog with their 'ecosystem' of stores.
Erm. I developed apps for Nokia and Blackberry without a hitch.
The restricted walled garden became popular with apple. It took off because, although the developer requirements were very constrained (as they still are), there was a very large swathe of users. I was 'forced' to join because my clients were bankers and traders jumping ship from blackberry. Then came ms and goog with their 'ecosystem' of stores.