Perspective: Apple's crackdown on vibe coding apps
AppleApple(US:AAPL) CNBC·2026-04-01 20:27

Apple may be making its biggest mistake of the AI era yet. It's blocking a tool that turns ordinary people into software builders through AI first coding, also known as vi coding. Just prompt in plain English and the AI builds.Now, in doing so, it's [music] going against Steve Jobs founding mission. Put personal computing into the hands of ordinary people. Apple should be leading this moment, but instead it's slowing it down.Let's back up a second. the Apple 2, the Macintosh, the iMac, and the iPhone. [musi ...

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