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by frozenport 3934 days ago
Why didnt Apple just ask authors to submit source code?
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oofabz 3934 days ago
Many developers see Apple as a competitor, and Apple has had a long history of putting their platform's developers out of business. For example, iTunes destroyed the market for music library software.
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wolfgke 3934 days ago
Because some developers prefer their own build system, which Apple really does not feel like to set up?
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