Ah, but musicians got screwed by Apple, too! (I might add that the record label bogeyman is clearly in no danger of disappearing from the collective consciousness of Hacker News.)
Here's the thing: Apple is a platform company, and in essence, it's been in the business of screwing those that are hostage to its platform at least since its renaissance. Apple doesn't want those in its ecosystem to make much money, because it wants you to give it your money.
That's why it said "Rip. Mix. Burn." with respect to musicians' work back in 2001 (to much cheering and adulation from developers): they were quite happy for you to get all your music for free (at the expense of the artists and labels), and instead allocate your disposable income to their hardware devices. When they opened iTunes, they added insult to injury by not allowing musicians to control how their music gets packaged and priced. I don't remember anyone complaining about the Apple's hard-driving tactics then.
And lo, now they're treating third-party developers with the same contempt they previously reserved for musicians -- and suddenly the Hacker Community is up in arms. Plus ca change...
> Maybe all of us 'rockstar' developers should be careful what we wish for.
It's what you wished for ten years ago that put you in the quandary you now find yourselves in. Apple's stranglehold on music is what gave it the wherewithal to extend into other areas.
Hacker News, you've just discovered what it feels like when someone's got you by the balls.
Here's the thing: Apple is a platform company, and in essence, it's been in the business of screwing those that are hostage to its platform at least since its renaissance. Apple doesn't want those in its ecosystem to make much money, because it wants you to give it your money.
That's why it said "Rip. Mix. Burn." with respect to musicians' work back in 2001 (to much cheering and adulation from developers): they were quite happy for you to get all your music for free (at the expense of the artists and labels), and instead allocate your disposable income to their hardware devices. When they opened iTunes, they added insult to injury by not allowing musicians to control how their music gets packaged and priced. I don't remember anyone complaining about the Apple's hard-driving tactics then.
And lo, now they're treating third-party developers with the same contempt they previously reserved for musicians -- and suddenly the Hacker Community is up in arms. Plus ca change...
> Maybe all of us 'rockstar' developers should be careful what we wish for.
It's what you wished for ten years ago that put you in the quandary you now find yourselves in. Apple's stranglehold on music is what gave it the wherewithal to extend into other areas.
Hacker News, you've just discovered what it feels like when someone's got you by the balls.