>As a developer I can not support the closed ecosystem that is iOS.
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>As a developer:
>1. You need Apple's blessing to publish an application. There is no other way to get an app out there unless master Apple gives it their blessing.
>2. You can't compete with Apple's native applications. If you have a fantastic new mail application tough sh#t, it won't be published.
>3. If Apple decides to make the features of your app part of a native application you're getting the boot and tough sh#t
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>As a consumer:
>1. You can not choose a new default application to handle various actions. Don't want Apple maps? Tough sh#t, when you click a map link that's what you're getting. Don't want built-in mail? Tough crap.
>2. You have no choice but to use that bloated, awful iTunes application.
>3. You can't view the entire file system on your iOS device (you can with Android)
>4. You want an iPhone in phablet size? Tough. You want a water-proof smart phone? Tough. You can have this year's model or last year's model.
>5. You get to overpay for that Apple logo; hope you like it.
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>The iOS app store is bad for developers and ultimately bad for consumers. Choice ultimately trumps; witness Android eating iOS's lunch.
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>I have never owned an Apple device and my house remains gloriously iOS free.

You seem pretty passionate about this... as a developer, did you have a bad experience with Apple?