Apple is becoming more self-sufficient and less reliant or 3rd parties, which is bad news IMHO for developers everywhere.
I guess it's bad in the sense that there's more competition, but it's certainly better for the Mac as a whole. Apple's software sells Macs. In the long run, this helps all Mac developers. Aside from selling the individual packages, Apple's bigger goal is to elevate Mac OS X and make it clear that it has title you can't get on Windows (otherwise why only charge $79 for iLife)?
I think it's clear that Apple made the right move with Final Cut Pro, for example. That application is selling Macs. It also raised the bar for all pro media apps in the process.
It's not really rocket science to figure out which things they're likely to get involved in. I don't think we're going to see a Delicious Library competitor anytime soon.
by Scott Stevenson — Jan 16
I guess it's bad in the sense that there's more competition, but it's certainly better for the Mac as a whole. Apple's software sells Macs. In the long run, this helps all Mac developers. Aside from selling the individual packages, Apple's bigger goal is to elevate Mac OS X and make it clear that it has title you can't get on Windows (otherwise why only charge $79 for iLife)?
I think it's clear that Apple made the right move with Final Cut Pro, for example. That application is selling Macs. It also raised the bar for all pro media apps in the process.
It's not really rocket science to figure out which things they're likely to get involved in. I don't think we're going to see a Delicious Library competitor anytime soon.