[tomnipotent]

> It's not really practical to develop apps for iOS without owning an iPhone

This applies to all platforms. I wouldn't want to do business with a developer that doesn't own the device they're developing for, we learned that lesson with Blackberry thank you.

[arvinsim]

Any developer would gladly do so as long as you shoulder the purchasing of the hardware or subscribe to a SaaS that provides such service.

[scarface74]

The CEO of Google refused to use an Android device for years....

https://9to5google.com/2013/03/21/google-chairman-eric-schmi...

[romanoderoma]

at least Eric Schmidt did it because he was used to Blackberry, which was better than iOS and Android when they both came out

Steve Jobs didn't let his kids around an iPad because it was dangerous for them

In an interview he said: “Actually we don’t allow the iPad in the home. We think it’s too dangerous for them in effect.”

I think we can trust Steve Jobs when he talks about his (baby) products

[lilbopete]

Reading the article above, it looks like it was from 2013. Android and iOS has both been out for awhile by then and Blackberry was falling being.

[romanoderoma]

AFAIK as a former blackberry user (my job required to use one to adhere to our clients' security protocols) 2013 was the peak year for Blackberry

[scarface74]

https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-rele...

$94 million income. RIM was definitely in decline by then. Both the iOS and Android market were very much mature 7 years after the iPhone was introduced.

[romanoderoma]

"At its peak in September 2013, there were 85 million BlackBerry subscribers worldwide."

I never said that they made more money but that the platform was generally better for executives

In 2012 I had a blackberry because clients that had strict security rules (one of them was in the diamonds business) allowed blackberrys but not other smartphones in their offices