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Re:Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad by Toutouxc on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:35PM (#35877736)
Developers have been begging for years to be able to code for iPad on iPad, wouldn’t allowing this be an easy first step towards the iPad only dystopia? Do you have an explanation for why it’s still almost impossible?
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Re:Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad by toyg on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:44PM (#35877869)
Apple will allow that when they have the means and inclination to lock you into coding only what they want you to code, and nothing more. At the moment this is not possible - developing an iOS app requires knowing about files and filesystems and utilities etc etc, which means you cannot stay in your little sandbox. Once they figure out how to build tools that do away with all of that and still work, then you'll be able to do it.
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Re:Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad by iknowstuff on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @11:27PM (#35883290)
That's exactly what they did when they allowed users to "Submit your completed apps to the App Store with App Store Connect" from Swift Playgrounds on iPads: https://apps.apple.com/app/id908519492
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Re:Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad by LocalH on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @11:31PM (#35883310)
Apple makes money off requiring you to buy a Mac to code for iPad (jailbreaks notwithstanding). Why would they willingly give up that revenue stream?
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