theiphoneblog.com - 6/12/2009
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Tim Daley let us know via Twitter that his app, What Would Chuck Do? , was rejected by Apple’s iTunes App Store for the most terrifying reason imaginable. Because they said so:
Thank you for submitting WWCD - What Would Chuck Do to the App Store. We’ve reviewed the ...
theiphoneblog.com - 6/17/2009
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theiphoneblog.com —
Waiting to download iPhone 3.0? Trying to figure
out exactly what’s included in the new OS? Wondering...
what’s changed since iPhone 2.2.1 ? Need a handy link to send your friends who may have questions? TiPb’s got your back with ...
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iPhone 3.0 Software Walkthrough
tuaw.com - 6/12/2009
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tuaw.com —
A new kind of App Store rejection is
making the rounds in the iPhone World. It's not...
about violating the SDK. It's not about objectionable content. It's about Apple empowering its reviewers to reject software without providing any substantive reason ...
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App Store Lessons: the game changer rejection
tuaw.com - 6/12/2009
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tuaw.com —
This is just becoming stupid. For the past
year, we've heard from developers who have had their...
apps rejected from the App Store for the silliest of reasons . You know, the app might allow someone to access content that could also be accessed ...
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Even at WWDC, developers can't get straight answers ...
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Apple’s Terrifying App Store Rejection Policy: Because We Said So
The Free iPhone Blog —
Tim Daley let us know via Twitter that his app, What Would Chuck Do?, was rejected by Apple’s iTunes App Store for the most terrifying reason imaginable. Because they said so: Thank you for submitting WWCD - What Would Chuck Do to the App Store. We’ve reviewed the Application and, consistent with the criteria considered in our approval process, we have chosen not to publish this application. As you know, Apple reserves the right, … Read the original post: Appleâs Terrifying App Store Rejection Policy: Because We Said So This entry was posted on Friday, June 12th, 2009 at ...
Apple continues to reject apps because they have “sole discretion”
iPhonefreak —
... the right, in its sole discretion, to reject an application for any reason. Regards, iPhone Developer Program Personally, I have not seen, read anything about or even used either of these apps. That said, these may have been good candidates for a denial, however, it seems that more of a reason should be given. After all, if a good reason is given then the developer would at least know what to do as far as making changes so they can resubmit and receive approval. [ TUAW and The iPhone Blog ]
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