Apple is holding us back.
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A lengthy, passionate rant from a developer and iOS user arguing that Apple's platform restrictions are actively harming software innovation for everyone — not just iPhone users. Key grievances include: the 36-hour device provisioning wait to sideload your own app, the mandatory Mac requirement to build iOS apps, Xcode's deeply broken build system (rooted in 25-year-old NeXTSTEP code), the App Store's 30% cut destroying entire categories of software (GoFundMe-style apps, game streaming, creator platforms), strict sandboxing that prevents JIT compilation, plugin systems, inter-app communication, and alternative browser engines. The author also argues Apple's restrictions are blocking AI-powered OS-level experiences on mobile (like Codex or WhisperFlow-style tools), and that Android largely copies Apple's worst policies rather than innovating. The piece ends with a vision of what mobile could look like if Apple honored Steve Jobs' original promise of open, SDK-free web app development.