Your emotional comment is inappropriate. You seem to think that calling a team incompetent is the same as calling individuals incompetent, which it isn't.
Incompetent is defined by Merriam-Webster as „lacking the qualities needed for effective action“ and „unable to function properly“. Incompetent is the correct word, all things considered. Protecting the feelings of the people involved by mincing words is not going to help them very much in the end.
Some children hit a certain age and then just don’t give a shit. Can happen to the best parents. Honestly, the only thing toxic about it is that it sounds like the the child didn’t know it had been done to him. Let them know they have boundaries. If he gets around it, at least he’s showing ingenuity.
Do you prefer bad research because the researcher is liked? Because this is what it ultimately boils down to. Ideally, meritocracy would be the most important factor. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be treated by the least competent but most liked surgeon. Why should it be any different in other professions?
Have you ever considered that you are the one that’s wrong and emotional about it? No one wants to take the App Store away. In fact, I can think of many things the App Store could do to improve my experience. Maybe some competition would be the necessary motivation.
>I agree with apple. One of the reason iPads are so damn good is that they put some constraints on them to stop people doing horrible things. Virtualisation is one of those horrible things.
The iPhone was originally planned not to have any apps. I guess that would've been even better (and less horrible)?
That's why I wrote "virtually". Others suggested virtualization, which I think would be a good tradeoff that doesn't require usability changes to the underlying OS (and would finally put the processor to good use). Other than that, the inability to code on iOS is due to artificial gatekeeping by Apple, not due to design decisions. There are many ways coding (and probably other types of apps!) on iOS would be possible, if it wasn't for Apple.
Of course you're going to get a different experience than on a desktop OS, and you're not going to satisfy every programming environment. But between "virtually none" and "every" there is a huge space that iOS would be able to fill with its current OS design. I'd argue that a lot of developers could do their job on the iPad, if there was VS Code available for it. Right now this isn't even possible, because alternative browser engines aren't allowed on iOS. Why not allow the software on the device? There's no need to change the OS in the slightest. It's easy to dismiss the concept, when it hasn't even had the chance to prove itself.
That’s a circular explanation. The iPad isn’t suitable for programming because it isn’t suitable for programming. The limitation is completely arbitrary because Apple thinks they can tell users what they should use their devices for. It’s “Your holding it wrong” applied to software.
Ever heard of Snowden, Manning and Assange (who isn’t even a US citizen!)? While I agree that the US isn’t China or Russia, it’s closer to those than other western countries. If you told someone in Europe about asset forfeitures, they would think you’re from some rogue state.
What happened to the idea that you should make up your own mind? And if you’re not allowed to do that, who vets the information? And who vets the vetters?
This is actually an argument for allowing multiple stores, because I already receive spam (just today as a matter of fact!). So this might be an incentive for Apple to actually enforce their guidelines to keep users on their store.
The first part of your reply doesn't line up with the second. In what way are 3D TVs a healthy niche? They are mostly dead. I also can't remember anyone actually using their 3D TV or buying a TV because of its 3D capabilities (most TVs at that time had the feature anyway). Whereas stores stocked up on Quest during the holidays because of demand. I don't think your reply accurately describes reality.
It’s much easier to use for laypeople, works without special network settings and is cross platform. But since I work in tech this is usually not a problem (although there are exceptions).
I had to use TV professionally for a 1-day gig and they cancelled my connection because of commercial use. Sure, I thought I earn money with it it’s only fair if I paid. The cheapest plan available was for a year long license. I called the support asking if they offer a monthly subscription, which they didn’t. I ended up using RDP instead. If anyone asks me to use TV in the future, I will explain them how to setup an RDP connection instead.
Just now there’s also an ongoing coverage about scammy Wordle clones that currently haunt the App Store. Their whole protect the customer narrative is a sham when it comes to the App Store. I think the only upside are easily cancellable subscriptions, which, if you think about it, is actually a problem that is a result of their push for the subscription model and should be solved by regulation: mandatory reminders for subscriptions and easy cancellation. There, problem solved for all platforms not just Apple’s.