As the Sunday rose on Monday and we all found ourselves unhappily un - Raptured — and realizing we probably should n’t have secern our bosses off on Friday — iOS developer were wondering if Apple was ever going to pick up the telephone set on this Lodsys situation .
While some developers werepleading for Apple to intervene , otherslike Marco Armenthad suggest that giving in to Lodsys might be the only way forward if you still desire to uprise for iOS .
Arment was n’t the only oneproposing this , and it was n’t bad advice — assuming one affair .
You ca n’t depend on Apple to abuse in . They in all likelihood wo n’t . Apple ’s behaviour toward developers has repeatedly shown that we ’re on our own .
It ’s the classicPrisoner ’s Dilemma(sadly with boring patent of invention legalese alternatively of gripping Mamet - esque dialog ) . You ca n’t count on Apple or other developers to stick out with you , so you ’d better just make certain your own tush ’s covered . This is a business decision , after all . Are you doing what you do for a campaign , or is it a byplay ?
Fortunately , Arment underestimated Apple ’s concern for the ecosystem it ’s build . Around mid - day yesterday , Apple sent a jolly open signal : App Jehovah are protected by our license , so do n’t even bother explaining whether it ’s “ Lod - sys ” or “ warhead - sys”—just please go back to sucking the life fluid out of seniors or whatever it was you were doing before .
So , the Macalope does n’t blame Arment . He ’s really in no position to do that . Arment ’s a smart hombre and a gifted developer who ’s builta successful business , while the Macalope is much a animated cartoon . And in a population very close to this one , Arment was right . ( Interestingly , it also happens to be the same one where herd of poodle dog still sweep majestically across the plains of North America . )
Whilethis plot is n’t over , it just got a deal more fun .
