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Subject: Due to Apple's abysmal lack of R&D, many game developers complain Apple has no R&D direction
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 23:25:52 -0000 (UTC)
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With Apple's chronic lack of R&D being a key reason why Apple is five to
ten years behind the competition, developers claim that making games for
Apple platforms is "like an abusive relationship" as shown in cites below.

<https://www.eurogamer.net/making-games-for-apple-platforms-like-an-abusive-relationship-say-developers>
<https://mobilegamer.biz/inside-apple-arcade-again-late-payments-stonewalled-studios-terrible-tech-support-and-vision-pro-woes/>
<https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/01/apple-arcade-frustrations-persist-for-developers/>
<https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/apple-arcade-devs-call-company-out-of-touch-cite-vision-pro-and-payment-issues>
<https://www.polygon.com/24206470/quit-apple-arcade-fantasian-neo-dimension>
<https://www.imore.com/gaming/apple-arcade-got-more-expensive-but-the-quality-never-justified-it-heres-how-it-can-hook-mobile-gamers-like-me-back-to-the-service>
<https://kotaku.com/apple-arcade-abusive-horrible-mobilegamer-report-devs-1851610313>
<https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-developers-slam-apples-gaming-platforms-amidst-delays-and-support-issues-3571548/>
<https://www.gamesindustry.biz/mobile-developers-describe-working-with-apple-arcade-as-a-very-difficult-and-long-process>
<https://www.macstories.net/linked/developers-claim-apple-arcade-is-directionless/>
<https://voi.id/en/technology/403739>
<https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/59446-working-for-apple-is-like-being-in-an-abusive-relationship>
<https://www.cultofmac.com/864347/apple-arcade-game-developers-complain/>
<https://www.inverse.com/gaming/apple-arcade-developers-video-games-ignored-report>
<https://readwrite.com/apple-arcade-slammed/>
<https://www.techtimes.com/articles/306993/20240801/game-developers-still-unhappy-apple-arcade-subscription-why.htm>
<https://bgr.com/entertainment/app-developers-are-complaining-about-major-issues-with-apple-arcade/>
etc.

Here's one characteristic quote from the first cite showing how Apple's
lack of R&D spending means that the entire Apple R&D team is directionless.

 "A key problem is reportedly a lack of contact or technical support. 
  'We can go weeks without hearing from Apple at all and their general 
   response time to emails is three weeks, if they reply at all,' 
   said one source.

  'We're supposed to be able to ask product, technical and commercial
   questions, but often half the Apple team won't turn up and when
   they do they have no idea what's going on and can't answer our
   questions, either because they don't have any knowledge on how 
   to answer it, or are not able to share that info for confidentiality 
   reasons.'"

When you wonder why Apple is always five to ten years behind in technology,
Apple's lack of R&D spending, particularly in gaming tech, is revealing.