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They'll just stop distributing versions through the Mac App store and the Mac App store will become even more irrelevant.
by sesutton 7y ago
They'll just stop distributing versions through the Mac App store and the Mac App store will become even more irrelevant.
- threeseed 7y agoApp Store will always be relevant since it's such a popular distribution channel. And one app not being on there isn't going to change that.
- coldtea 7y agoThey're putting their apps out for the money, not for some principle. If they need to drop Electron to get into the more lucrative 30% of the mobile market, iOS users, they'll do it as fast as they can...
- cormacrelf 7y agoElectron doesn’t run on iPhone?
- httpsterio 7y agoit does with cordova
- cormacrelf 7y agoNope, Electron is a platform that Cordova runs on.
- tracker1 7y agoMany of the apps in question are free apps... I tend to have Spotify and VS Code open most of the day. Then again, I replaced Mac on my home desktop with Linux, and getting rid of my rmbp in a few weeks.
- coldtea 7y ago>Many of the apps in question are free apps... There's no such thing as a "free" app from a for-profit company -- except some neglected side project. Spotify is only free because they want to hook people and then sell premium subscriptions to those that are up for it, others are monetized by ads, private info (eyeballs), etc.
- tracker1 7y ago"Free" means the app isn't charged for, not revenue generating directly... so jumping through hoops to satisfy Apples whims is not productive. Context matters, and I'm pretty sure you understood the context.