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by ramesh31 1386 days ago
>This is probably a controversial opinion, but it feels like Apple is trying to lock developers in to a single path of constantly upgrading hardware and getting more and more specialized in the skills required in the Apple ecosystem.

That has literally been Apple’s business model since the 80s.

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This is an internal NeXT video from 1991 with Steve Jobs explaining their product strategy. The more things change, the more they stay the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRBIH0CA7ZU
It is so funny to see people that only came to OS X, because they couldn't bother to support Linux and BSD OEMs, always being surprised by the Apple developer culture (the ones actually developing for the platform since its inception).