Author here. Thanks everyone for your thoughtful feedback. I intentionally wanted to strike a cooperative tone in putting this story out there. When the largest company in the world features your side hustle in their brand new product, it's an opportunity, not a reason to "lawyer up". You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Would I have preferred attribution and a heads up? Sure. But I'm frankly more interested in how I can help improve the user experience and further incorporate my software into Apple products. If anyone from Apple is reading this, let's talk. You can reach me here:
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I sincerely urge you to follow-up with this story. I would love to see what Apple does in good faith on this one - it would have a real impact on how I perceive them as a company.
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