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David Heinemeier Hansson
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Should developers have the right to make software that connects with large platforms (like Facebook or iOS) without the platform’s permission?
David Heinemeier Hansson strongly agrees and says:
The App Store dispute can be boiled down to one big question: Is the iPhone a computer or not? If it’s a computer, we ought to have the right to compute. Like consumers have won the right to repair. If it’s a computer, it ought to be yours, and you ought to have the right to install whatever software you should so choose. But I think most people, when it comes down to it, believe that their smartphone is indeed a real computer. And that after paying $1,000 for this computer, they should be able to install whatever software they should so choose. Without having to ask Apple or Google for permission. (2024) source Unverified