Facebook iPhone dev quits iPhone because of Apple’s policies

Joe Hewitt, a developer from Facebook, has called it quits with iPhone because of Apple’s policies. In fact, “My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies,” he tweeted.

Joe Hewitt, a developer from Facebook, has called it quits with iPhone because of Apple’s policies. In fact, “My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies,” he tweeted.

Hewitt was the guy responsible for the superbly popular Facebook application for the iPhone. So why did he throw in the towel?

My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with AppleÂ’s policies. I respect their right to manage their platform however they want, however I am philosophically opposed to the existence of their review process. I am very concerned that they are setting a horrible precedent for other software platforms, and soon gatekeepers will start infesting the lives of every software developer.

The web is still unrestricted and free, and so I am returning to my roots as a web developer. In the long term, I would like to be able to say that I helped to make the web the best mobile platform available, rather than being part of the transition to a world where every developer must go through a middleman to get their software in the hands of users.

Via Tech Crunch