The Vergetells us that“Swift Playgrounds sells cod as simple and fun — just like balance of Apple ’s products . ”(Tip o ’ the antler toJenny Javert . )
It ’s a overnice headline . Some of the article , however , seems to have been collect from the floor of a conventional mentation manufacturing plant in 2008 .
But most importantly , Swift Playgrounds match into Apple ’s proprietary business cause as it has a vested interest in instruct kids to cipher in Swift ; apps build in Swift only bring on iOS devices .
Locking people into its ecosystem is kind of Apple ’s affair ( Ehm , iMessage ) .
Which has been rumored to be add up to Android but , yeah , so far it ’s just on iOS . It is truly is fearful that Apple does n’t make more free divine service for people who do n’t buy their product . frightening . What is this , capitalism ? Inthiseconomy ? Er … Well .
The real lock - in with Apple products is not apps or music or messages orPokemon iPhone casing . It ’s that people prefer them . People would be complaining more about the attempts of Android OEMs and cellular carriers to get mass into their ecosystems by pre - installing their crapware if only they weren’tso badat it .
“ Proprietary Apple is at it again ” is a intimate account that ’s appealing to knees all over that honey to tug . There ’s just onetinylittle problem with yourairdancer - style reaction to Apple ’s devious doings .
Swift is open source . Something a commenter had to show out .
Updated 6/14 , 3:46 atomic number 61 ET : Updated to note that Swift is now open source .
Well , that ’s awkward . “ Updated to note this entire bit is base on a preconceived idea that work out to not be honest in any way . Oopsies . ”
That being allege , we should note that Swift is open reservoir , so it ’s possible it ’ll be more wide adopted on Linux and eventually show up on Android .
“ It ’s possible our article is completely misplaced . Only time will tell . Now , please watch this instructional video on fly fishing safety as we slowly back toward the door … ”
Apple tends to be more or less more unopen and proprietary than some of its challenger . But it was never as straight as it was made out to be and this is n’t the Apple of 2008 .
