Apple’s Mistake (2009)
> Now a lot of programmers have started to see Apple as evil.<p>Not me (caveat: I worked at Apple). Clumsy is the word that comes to mind with regard to their handling of the AppStore. I see little or no evil intent<p>> Their fundamental problem is that they don't understand software.<p>That's a bold statement.<p>I'll be more nuanced. My impression is that Steve Jobs treated 3rd party software on "his devices" as a necessary inconvenience. He preferred the software he had a hand in, the software developed in house.<p>To me that is enough to explain Apple's approach to the AppStore.