I Predict Apple Will Open Their Platforms Within 5 Years

I don’t usually make tech predictions on this blog, but let me cook for a sec: I predict Apple will open up iOS/iPadOS within the next 5 years to allow apps that: Do not need to be approved by Apple Do not require a Mac to compile/develop Do not require a $99/year developer fee Essentially, Android side-loading. Not because of the EU, but because of the other two letters. I spent the past week developing an Android AI chat app that can modify itself. It can ssh to my laptop via termux, edit it’s source code, rebuild, and deploy to my phone; I just need to manually re-install the APK in between updates, which takes two seconds and four taps. Holy shit. This is the revolution I’ve been waiting for. I can one-shot pretty much any feature for less than a dollar in a few minutes I can extend the app with additional panes/components/functionality, making it my own personal “everything app” NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADS, TRACKING AI can configure any server backends if I wanted to make this a…