“Even 18 years on, I find this story rather terrifying.”
The RIAA asked Apple to disable Audio Hijack Pro, a legal recording app from a small developer. Rogue Amoeba never heard a word about it. It survived because Adam Curry happened to tell Steve Jobs he needed it for podcasts. A company’s existence hung on a lobby’s request and one executive’s mood, and that is still how platform gatekeeping works.