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Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple p... by 2muchcoffeeman on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @07:01PM (#2464582)
It's a hierarchy. Apple > Users > Devs > Partners. I think all their actions when viewed through this filter make sense.
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Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple p... by CountSessine on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @09:54PM (#2464951)
Indeed. Compare and contrast:

Google > advertisers > strategic partners (e.g. open handset) > search users > search targets > Adsense partners

Microsoft > application devs > enterprise IT > small business IT > users

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Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple p... by WiseWeasel on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @11:04PM (#2465092)
The latter might be more like: Microsoft > Hardware OEM Partners > Enterprise IT > 3rd-Party Windows Devs > Small-Business IT > Users
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