Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly revealing

Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by atomicnumber3 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:19PM (#27257232)

One thing I don't like about the iOS model is that 100/yr is a significant barrier to hosting "open source" type apps out of the goodness of your heart. Concrete example: best ssh app on android is ConnectBot which is gratis and free. Best ssh app on iOS is Termius which is crippled by default, nonfree, and requires a $10/mo *subscription* to unlock. I don't mind paying for software I use, but 120/yr for a phone ssh app is too much.

And this is the best app on the store, a less costly and freer competitor hasn't emerged.

And I can't even sideload my own apps.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by fsloth on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:35PM (#27257855)

Buy an Android phone? A Raspberry PI? A Linux box? I don't get it, if a person can't afford to be on a prestige platform like Apple, then that's not a problem, choose another platform.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by vmladenov on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:40PM (#27257412)

What does Termius offer that Panic’s Prompt doesn’t? One-time fee and Panic make some of the best software I’ve used on Apple devices.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by throwaway3699 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:26PM (#27257302)

> I don't mind paying for software I use, but 120/yr for a phone ssh app is too much.

This is because it's much easier to earn money on the long-tail dedicated fans than the masses. Especially when those masses are likely to hate advertising based models with a passion.

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