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Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by ethbr0 on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:05PM (#36301905)
iOS shines when you create something, for while someone has already created software to create.

Desktop shines when you create something novel.

It's as simple as that -- there are tons of things people have created really polished iOS "happy path" software to create on, but they're not general purpose creators.

Specifically because anything general purpose threatens Apple's App Store toll gate, and thus cannot be allowed to exist.

Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by cvwright on Monday June 12, 2023 @07:42PM (#36303033)
What are the creative apps on Android that Apple is not allowing to exist on iOS?
Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by ethbr0 on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:42PM (#36303534)
Android isn't desktop.
Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by cvwright on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:47AM (#36308813)
Neither is iOS
Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by ethbr0 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:21PM (#36318413)
Yes, that was the original point.
Re:A Developer's View of Vision Pro by LordDragonfang on Thursday June 15, 2023 @07:31PM (#36348456)
GP was talking about desktop, not which android is not, but to give a serious answer: I can run a full linux terminal on android, run vscode-server (has to be in a VM, but still) and edit and compile my code. All without needing a connection to some remote "cloud".

If apple would just get over themselves and allow sideloading (or, gosh, a terminal!), it would go a long way to improving iOS usability for creatives.