So I finally thought lets check what all the hulla is about and lets try making an iPhone/iPad app. But no, I can't. I have to have a Mac for that. And then, on top of that, for access to all support, I have to pay Apple 99$ a year! Man, this is perversion of the highest order. How would any developer react if they were charged for developing in C? But this is exactly that! Arghhh. I can't believe Apple actually has developers, that too very very good ones, working for them! Doesn't it prick - no, tear asunder - their conscience to be working for a monster like Apple. Apple seems to have gone way way beyond Microsoft in fleecing customers for every small new feature and keeping a tight hold on every little idea that comes from them. Doesn't this go against the very grain of sfoware engineering the very idea of which is to build on the work of others and share?
And need I mention their ugly policy of tying the hardware with the software. AARGHHH
But then what good will this do. Even my techie friends have stooped to buying iPhones and Macs.
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