arstechnica.com - 12/3/2008
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Apple has added a mechanism for developers to issue free promotional copies of iPhone applications, saving developers from having to resort to the awkward Ad Hoc system in order to hand out review copies. Read More...
macrumors.com - 12/2/2008
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Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue
free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an...
application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the reci...
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iPhone Developers Now Allowed to Issue Promo Copies of Apps
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... ArsTechnica had managed to speak with a few developers that were enthusiastic about the recent change. Developer Raven Zachary, noted “I think this is great—it will reduce dependency on using ad hoc distribution for friends and family as well as reviews by the press and bloggers,” adding, “This is one of the things that developers have been asking for since the launch of the App Store.” Ben Gottlieb of Stand Alone, Inc. showed similar vehemence stating, “With the addition of promo codes to our tool box, developers are now able to finally ...
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TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... iPhone Developers Can Now Give Out Review Copies -- Ars Technica is reporting that Apple has finally eliminated one of the top developer complaints about the iPhone App Store by making it possible for iPhone developers to give reviewers (or friends and family) a free copy of an app. (Link posted 2008-12-04.) ...
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ilounge.com 12/15/2008 — Due to what is being described by Apple as a “minor glitch,” developers who have released applications rated 17+ are currently unable to issue promotional codes for software reviews and other purposes. Last week, Apple began letting iPhone and iPod ...
Apple strips devs of promo codes for apps rated 17+
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In a controversial move, Apple has taken away the ability for developers to give promotional codes to reviewers if their App Store offerings have a rating of 17+. This has caused quite a stir in the development world ...
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gizmodo.com 12/13/2008 — The developer of the previously rejected "Pull My Finger" iPhone app just got good news from Apple: there's a NSFW category coming for these types of programs. Sam, the developer, says that Apple didn't want to reject it initially, but they were ...
Update: Promo codes again allowed for 17+ apps
tuaw.com 7/27/2009 — Recently, we reported that developers were not able to request promo codes for their iPhone apps if the app had received a 17+ rating due to having an embedded web browser, unfiltered 3rd party content, or contained excessive violence or sexual ...
Apple gives developers the ability to use promo codes
tuaw.com 12/4/2008 — Apple has now given developers the ability to use promo codes to give away copies of their applications on the App Store . Previously, developers had to build a special version of their application (i.e. Ad-hoc copy) that included a mobile ...
Apple withholding promo codes for 17+ iPhone apps | Apple - CNET News
news.cnet.com 7/17/2009 — Apple giveth, and Apple taketh away. That's the way some developers are feeling after Apple began refusing to give developers promo codes for iPhone applications rated 17+. Apple allows its iPhone developers to request up to 50 promotional codes ...
Apple Creates App Store Promo Codes! (US Only!)
theiphoneblog.com 12/5/2008 — Toby Vincent of SmudgeApps wrote in to let us know that along with general App Store distribution and the 100-device Ad Hoc method universities and beta testers have been using, Apple has just opened the door to a new system: Apple has finally ...
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10,000 iPhone Apps Now Available on App Store
appshopper.com 12/4/2008 — For those keeping track, the App Store now officially has 10,000 apps that can be downloaded. This number is a harder number to track than you might expect. Apps are constantly being added and removed from the App Store. Removals aren’t ...
“Plenty dazzling,” iPhone tops tech gift list —
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On the second day of his “12 Days of Christmas Tech Gifts,” Mike Wendland (freep.com) turns his attention to smartphones. “The best phone period,” he affirms, “remains the Apple iPhone.” “Groundbreaking in its functionality, features, and fun,” iPhone ...
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