John Gruber on Apple's Waning App Quality Advantage and Developer Motivation

Summary

Simon Willison shared a quote from John Gruber of Daring Fireball discussing the erosion of Apple's competitive advantage in app quality. Gruber argues that Apple's real strategic asset has not been its App Store revenue cut, but rather the superior quality of third-party apps on its platforms, which draws users to iPhone, Mac, and iPad. He contends this edge is now waning — not because competing platforms are improving, but because fewer developers feel motivated, artistically or financially, t