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When Brent Simmons speaks, Apple should listen #wwdc20 #wwdc2020 #wwdc
From Brent Simmons:
The best part of the App Store, years ago, from this developerās point of view, was that it was easy to charge money for an app. No need to set up a system ā just choose the price, and Apple takes care of everything. So easy!
And
for many developers, the very best thing about the App Store ā the thing that actually helped their business ā is gone.
And this
I canāt reconcile in my mind the tension between Apple as the think different company, the pirates, the rebels, the company at the intersection of tech and liberal arts ā and Apple the company that runs this legalistic, nitpicky, greedy, inhuman, happy-face Kafka App Store.
And finally this
If I could distribute my iOS app outside of the App Store, I would. Iād switch in a heartbeat. Even though itās free and money isnāt my issue. It would make my work as an app maker easier.
Ouch. Coming this guy, it means a lot.
WWDC20 already has a special feel to it, even before the start… not only because it is digital only, but also because I feel (many) developers are simpky fed up with the Apple way.
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Apple's passive-aggressive attitude... #wwdc
Apple’s ARM-based Macs (aggressive) transition plans… these rumours seems to point to a much more aggressive transition than I was expecting… Apple must know a few things that we donāt which could explain such an expedited transition. #wwdc2020 #wwdc www.macrumors.com/2020/06/2…
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Hey, HEY & Apple - Settle down already! #apple #appstore #hey
Iām not very optimistic on the outcome of the āHEY vs Appleā battle. Both, in their own ways, are arrogant, blinkered and calling out each other. Each will lose their face with a concession, even if itās small. Big egos against each other here.
Meanwhile, potential users on iOS will suffer from the lack of much needed app updates. This could be a deal breaker for many users like me. HEY is losing, Apple is losing, users are losing.
What a mess. ā¹ļø
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HEY, Micro.blog and web standards
It is fun to compare HEY and Micro.blog. They both depend on open web standards on the backend. HEY depends on SMTP while Micro.blog depends on HTTPS/HTML. HEY wants to re-invent the end-user experience while Micro.blog provides a pretty much generic end-user experience. By turning the end-user experience upside down, HEY doesn’t rely on IMAP. This is where some people turns their back to HEY (there may be other reasons, though).
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HEY, whatās next? @DHH #apple #appstore
Now, as a potential customer of HEY!, what I want to hear or read from @DHH is: whatās next? How are they tackling the problem in order to comply? Will they comply? I want to support their new platform AND their cause, but from a user standpoint, they have to put out a plan and communicate it ASAP.
My 14 days trial will end on July 1st. I want to know before making a 99$ commitment.
Hey, youāre turn now.
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Hey Apple, you are in deep sh** #wwdc #wwdc2020 #appstore #iosdev
As an Apple observer for more than four decades (yep!), I rarely seen such a public relation mess like the one this week, a week before WWDC. Apple messed up big time with the worst possible timing by alienating their developers. On top of that, their definition of apps that doesnāt work upon startup is already being smashed by so many counter-examples. This is a complete mess and I donāt know how Apple will get out of this shit. If goes far beyond the 30% commission.
**This is not the Apple that I want to see, promote and embrace. **
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Hey, and Apple - must read thread by @dhh
Here is a MUST READ thread by @dhh about Apple messing around the launch of Hey, a new and innovative email service. I wish Hey gets though this. I support their fight because Apple is fucking arrogant here… I want Apple to open up… or else. Please, share.
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When Fantastical shows Apple what they should do with Calender
Fantastical latest update (v3.1) could be the thing that bring me back to it: integrated support for nearly all major video conferencing applications. As a big user of Webex, Teams, Zoom, this could be really useful for me. apps.apple.com/ca/app/fa…
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On Apple, education and healthcare
At the very beginning of Apple, their leadership was young and they cared about education. Apple became popular in the edu market simply because they built their products around it. They succeeded.
Now, Apple leadership is getting older and they now care about healthcare. The story repeats itself as they build many products and features around that. Will success follow? It certainly looks like it. How Apple becomes the operating system for health - Philip ElmerāDeWitt
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So, whatās up with Automattic and Tumblr? š¤Øš¤š§
Question of the day: whatās up with Automattic and Tumblr? š¤Øš¤š§ This question came up to my mind this morning as I reblogged a post from someone I follow on Wordpress. The reblog action was popularized by Tumblr if Iām not mistaken. Since Automattic bought Tumblr for a few pennies, I was just wondering.
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On software quality slowly going down... my take.
Interesting piece (see link below) about software quality going down in a world where hardware quality is culminating to levels never seen before. Here are a few of my thoughts on this subject.
First, I think the law of entropy is much more active in software than in hardware. We are actually witnessing the slow disorganization of software (both in features & code), hence the quality goes down with it.
Second, we are also witnessing the (good and bad) consequences of unsustainable complexity of a growing software ecosystem. The good is the added value of combining things together in order to make the whole greater than the sum of its part. Apple is good at this. The bad is the difficulty to make it all work.
Third, take the Finder in macOS. How many revisions has been done on this essential piece of software and by how many generations and teams of developers? How one company make sure, from one generation to the other, the knowledge about how the Finder is coded doesn’t get diluted? I see this as an important challenge.
Finally, the marriage of hardware with software, the complete integration of the stack that Apple is able to achieve because they nearly own all the pieces pose big challenges. There are so many combinaisons to test and optimize. I can see many bugs falling between the cracks.
I’m not excusing Apple for the fact that their software quality is going down. They must slowdown and consolidate their software assets. In a maturing world, I would expect they do just that.
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BREAKING NEWS #2: Now iTunes U is being dismantled.
iTunes U is the next victim after iBooks Author. I’m not sure Apple’s Classroom and Schoolwork are fully replacing iTunes Uās features set. Let’s wait and see.
Also, this change of direction from Apple creates a big opportunity for Google which is already well established.
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BREAKING NEWS: iBooks Author is dead.
Now it’s official, Apple iBooks Author is being retired. Upcoming update to Pages will be able to import Books from iBooks Author. It is a sad day for many content creators, I’m sure, me included.
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I changing my mind. Again.
Well, maybe Iāll keep buying traditional computers after all. š¤ This iMac mockup by MacRumors is a bit dumb, but we get the idea, right? This iMac would be the quintessential of desktop, all-in-one design Apple has ever made. New iMac With ‘iPad Pro Design Language’ and Thin Bezels Reportedly Coming at WWDC - MacRumors
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We have a go for ARM in Macs it seems
Seems like ARM-based Macs is a go for this yearās WWDC. The news comes from a source that I donāt like (remember the āBig Hack Storyā?) so Iām not sharing the link. In summary: a bit faster CPU, much faster on graphics, ML processing unit, low power hence cooler system, new design enabler. Long transition time expected. Unknown is how are third-parties will transition their apps. Will a DEV kit be made available.
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Expectations Too High for #WWDC? Probably...
In my recently published wish list for WWDC 2020, I think I under-stated how anxious I am about the “virtual keynote”.
I wish for something closer to a movie than a keynote. Not too much on the info-pub side, something entertaining while being informative and enticing. I want to see Tim Cook at the main character, Craig Federighi in a supporting role. Don’t be too āgeneral publicā, be geeky as hell. Impress me, delight me. Show me the future, now!
My expectations are (too?) high for WWDC 2020. I know.
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Absurdities
This is the absurdities of our economic system. This coronavirus crisis is going to cause a big reset. Daring Fireball: Hertz Files for Bankruptcy, Somehow Accumulated $17 Billion in Debt
How in the world does it make sense for a company in a low-margin, long-established business with financials like this to rack up $17 billion in debt? When times were good this amount of debt would consume decades of Hertzās profits. This is bananas.
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Replacing an aging AirPort Extreme with...
Slowly looking for a replacement for my aging AirPort Extreme router. For me, the physical look is as important as well as the application to manage it. Ubiquity looks really nice, very Appleāish. App review not too bad but not exceptional either. Still confused for what to do.
One thing for sure: not going the Google way or the Amazon (eero) way.
Itās so sad that Apple exited this market… š only to enter the Ā«Ā smart speakerĀ Ā»… š¤¦š»āāļø
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Notion is now (mostly) free!
Oh, one interesting update today on the App Store: Notion now free and a new personal pro tier introduced on which Iāll be upgraded. Cool. Many other new things included in this update, like 2x speed increase for app launch. š
My review of Notion here šš»šš» numericcitizen.me/2020/04/1…
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Steve Jobs on building tech people want to buy
Still true in 2020. twitter.com
Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) Tweeted: Steve Jobs in 2006 on why itās tough to make tech products people want:
āA lot of companies do things because itās technically possible. But in the end, nobody cares. Nobody wants to buy them.ā t.co/BAScyzcaR…
