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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by projektfu on Friday November 08, 2019 @06:19PM (#21487960)
"Software Sells Systems" used to be their motto and it's apt for how they treat the Mac and iOS. If the platforms don't have platform-specific apps, they become a commodity and lose those margins.
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by shawnz on Friday November 08, 2019 @07:43PM (#21488590)
Software sells systems, so therefore they should reduce the amount of software available on their platforms by making it harder for developers to create?
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by Wowfunhappy on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:57PM (#21489028)
The logical counterargument would be that good software sells system.

It's an argument I would be much more open to if Apple wasn't also pushing terrible Catalyst apps for the Mac.

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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by projektfu on Friday November 08, 2019 @09:46PM (#21489225)
If the software runs on the browser, you don’t need a Mac or an iPhone to get it.
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by austhrow743 on Friday November 08, 2019 @09:02PM (#21489042)
Yes, curation is an important service that provides great value to end users.
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by thesquib on Saturday November 09, 2019 @01:26AM (#21489983)
Good software not exclusive software sells a system for me.
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