Nope, you GTFO. · aplus.rs
That’s an old joke in Apple developer circles which was meant to be cute but…really wasn’t. It was often remarked you shouldn’t be speaking to Apple developers about some bug if you don’t already have the bug report number at hand. You could still approach them, of course; it would usually end with some nodding on their part with advice to file a radar and let them know. Back when Apple was still an underdog, it was even some point of pride to publish your RDAR number. Like — “see, I did my part” to make it better for everyone.
Even when Apple was an underdog they were still a multi-billion dollar company. They were losing money like crazy but they were still a huge company that had all that money to lose. This expectation that indie developers should invest their own time (=money) to work for free was ludicrous. But hey – that was the sentiment due to Apple wielding a lot of goodwill in its small developer community.
Apple is not an underdog anymore, they are the largest and most profitable company in the world. That goodwill largely evaporated in recent years due to Apple’s attitude and hostile actions towards 3rd-party developers.
