Up next ... they're going to ban chrome and any app with a webview because you can access Android content! I am of course being facetious, but it sucks.
It's all about the experience of the user and apple knows that. In all the above stories, it's about bringing a bad experience to the end user and frustrating them, if they aren't doing it the "apple way".
Or just censoring it, if they have to..
I probably had one of the first iPhones and iPod's and as soon as i realized at what sort of company i gave money to.
I've been planning to switch to Google for a while now (both as a consumer and as a dev).
The lack of apps had been a valid issue for me, but thankfully the Play store has mostly caught up the AppStore. I'll still have an Apple device (stability, better camera, etc) though.
Like what they did with Google Now for iOS (the Siri competitor): http://www.geek.com/apple/google-now-for-ios-is-ready-but-ap...
They have always been good at sneaky stuff, like making iTunes slow for Windows... Then it's Windows fault :-) http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/05/15/0126252/itunes-stil...
And using an older webkit if a website is launched from the homescreen, so people would prefer native apps instead of websites. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/15/performance-of-web-apps-...
It's all about the experience of the user and apple knows that. In all the above stories, it's about bringing a bad experience to the end user and frustrating them, if they aren't doing it the "apple way".
Or just censoring it, if they have to..
I probably had one of the first iPhones and iPod's and as soon as i realized at what sort of company i gave money to.
I switched to Google. Never had any regret.