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Apple's Approval of BdEmailer Proves App Approval Process is a Crapshoot [IPhone]
Apple's Approval of BdEmailer Proves App Approval Process is a Crapshoot [IPhone]
At first it seemed that the approval process for new apps for the iPhone App Store were pretty cut and dry. You know, they can't duplicate the functionality of the on-board apps like Mail and iPod, they can't use too much bandwidth and they can't cause a security hazard. That first rule is why ...
App Store Lessons: Expect Delays after approval
App Store Lessons: Expect Delays after approval
arstechnica.com — "Ready for Sale" doesn't mean that your application appears in App Store right away. Expect to wait... a bit before it goes live. Here's what you can do in the mean time. Read More... (more) App Store Lessons: Expect Delays after approval
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BDEmailer: This App Doesn’t Do What You Think it Does
TheAppleBlog — ... says Apple “violates its own policies” because the app’s SMTP feature “duplicates an exact function of Apple’s Mail application on the iPhone and touch.” I disagree. The product’s own demo video states that if “there’s more than two [email addresses] it will send them to Apple’s Mail, the SMT[P] only sends one address at a time.” That’s hardly a duplicate of Mail’s send feature.  Gizmodo says Apple’s app store policies are a “crap shoot.” This may very well ...

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