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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by kortilla on Sunday April 11, 2021 @04:01AM (#26768446)
The distinction you’re trying to make between an iPhone and a game console isn’t very clear.
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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by dreamcompiler on Sunday April 11, 2021 @11:25AM (#26770919)
Developers have been conditioned to know they cannot develop games for consoles without the manufacturer's permission, but we expect to be able to develop applications for general-purpose computers freely. And the iPhone is clearly in the latter category regardless of what Apple calls it, because of the range of things it can do.
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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by StavrosK on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:14AM (#26768798)
Agreed; all of them should be general-purpose computers, neither should be subsidized by software sales and neither should be locked down.
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