Monthly Archives: January 2022

A Literal Apple Tax

Manton Reece recently speculated that Apple might support third party payment processors via some sort of API. Great minds think alike. Manton suspects Apple could use such an API to collect a service charge for the App Store. Not only do I agree, I think it bolsters my argument that some sort of API/Entitlement based […]

What’s an iPad?

This past summer I was faced with a dilemma. I needed to replace my aging 9.7″ iPad Pro. There were two options: get another iPad Pro or a Macbook Air. Both had Apple silicon and cost roughly the same after adding accessories. Not surprisingly, I am a Mac user more than an iPad user and […]