What Brent Simmons thinks about Apple

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Mac and iOS developer; created NetNewsWire and MarsEdit, co-created the JSON Feed format, and blogs at inessential.com.

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2 dated positions, 2025 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Brent Simmons has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 22 Sept 2026

   Our readingApple has the best UI designers in the world, but its direction on how the Mac should look is missing the mark.

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   Their wordsWell, I still think Apple has the best collection of UI designers in the world, but, for whatever reasons, the guidance from above on how the Mac UI should look is missing the mark.

   ↗That About Wraps It Up for Stock Mac UIinessential.com 3rd of 4 in this piece

2. 12 months earlier

3. 4 Oct 2025

   Our readingApple should let iPhone and iPad users load whatever apps they want, because those devices are computers.

   Their wordsWhat I want to see happen is for Apple to allow iPhone and iPad users to load — not sideload, a term I detest, because it assumes Apple’s side of things — whatever apps they want to. Because those devices are computers.

   ↗Why NetNewsWire Is Not a Web Appinessential.com 3rd of 3 in this piece