> We've gone from a world of personal computing where software was a free market with open choices, to a closed and proprietary world where there is only one available source of software.
That’s true but at the same time I think most people are pretty happy with it. HN readers aren’t typical in this regard.
I’ve been writing software as my job since the mid-80’s and it’s only been in the past 4 or 5 years where I realized that I’m finally pretty happy with the tech I use day-to-day.
If I had any complaint it would be that app stores have made software too inexpensive. When I look at something like Procreate which I think cost something like $10, I’m blown away. This can’t be sustainable.
That’s true but at the same time I think most people are pretty happy with it. HN readers aren’t typical in this regard.
I’ve been writing software as my job since the mid-80’s and it’s only been in the past 4 or 5 years where I realized that I’m finally pretty happy with the tech I use day-to-day.
If I had any complaint it would be that app stores have made software too inexpensive. When I look at something like Procreate which I think cost something like $10, I’m blown away. This can’t be sustainable.