Facebook iPhone Dev Quits Project Over Apple Tyranny
Facebook iPhone Dev Quits Project Over Apple Tyranny
What a shame! Joe Hewitt was a very skilled iPhone developer and it’s a pity to see him move back to the web because of Apple’s App Store policies.
My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies. I respect their right to manage their platform however they want, however I am philosophically opposed to the existence of their review process. I am very concerned that they are setting a horrible precedent for other software platforms, and soon gatekeepers will start infesting the lives of every software developer.
The web is still unrestricted and free, and so I am returning to my roots as a web developer. In the long term, I would like to be able to say that I helped to make the web the best mobile platform available, rather than being part of the transition to a world where every developer must go through a middleman to get their software in the hands of users.”
via Techcrunch
Here’s quite an interesting interview with Joe Hewitt from earlier this year at the Mobile Orchard Podcast.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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