[cafed00d]

> That's an easy opinion to have when it's not your livelihood.

Isn't this sensationalist?

Developers, just like Apple or any other software maker, can be incentivized to work _against_ the consumer. PC on '00s had many developers whose livelihood compelled them to bundle their apps as "free trials" in PCs. As a user, I had to deal with pop-up after pop-up asking me to buy the full thing; each of those apps took up disk space, power and, most importantly, my brain cells. ugh.

Developer livelihoods are not as important as a frustration-free user experience.

>Does consumer centric focus necessitate draconian developer policies?

>Who do you think makes all of those wonderful apps "consumers want" anyway?

Agreed. Apps from 3rd party devs makes the user experience wonderful. But not _solely_ because of the developer.

[nicetryguy]

>>> Because "great for developers" just shouldn't matter. It should be about what the consumers want.

>> That's an easy opinion to have when it's not your livelihood.

> Isn't this sensationalist?

No.