iPhone: Big trouble in the App Store

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apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 9/15/2008

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Last month, Apple triggered a minor rebellion among iPhone developers when it was revealed that the company was rejecting submissions to its App Store retail outlet without explaining why. This week the company faces a full-scale revolt. The issue: Apple’s summary rejection of a program ...

speirs.org - 9/13/2008

Fraser Speirs – App Store: I’m out.

— speirs.org — App Store: I’m out. I will never write another iPhone application for the App Store as currently... constituted*. Writing software is a serious investment of time and energy. It also carries the opportunity cost of the other things you could have built. ... (more) Fraser Speirs – App Store: I’m out.

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blog.wired.com - 9/19/2008

IPhone Developers Go From Rags to Riches

— blog.wired.com — The iPhone is a revolutionary handset. But it is also the key to a virtual gold mine:... The iTunes App Store, where independent developers can become multi-millionaires in just a year. Since its launch in July, the App Store has grown to become an ... (more) IPhone Developers Go From Rags to Riches

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daringfireball.net - 9/13/2008

★ The App Store’s Exclusionary Policies

— daringfireball.net — http://speirs.org/2008/09/12/app-store-im-out/ (more) ★ The App Store’s Exclusionary Policies

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Planet iPhones: More App Store Troubles…..

MacDailyNews: Apple rejects ‘Podcaster’ iPhone app from App Store because it duplicates iTunes functionality

Touch Podium: Rejected iPhone ‘Podcaster’ Application Due to Duplication of Desktop Software Causing Stress

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More App Store Troubles…..
Planet iPhones — Is it worth developing iPhone apps when Apple can prevent you from selling them or even giving them away? Apple's refusal to put certain applications onto the iPhone Apps Store has stirred up anger and resentment among developers - who now question the value of writing programs for it. This has been an ongoing issue between Apple and it's app store developers with Apple rejecting apps and not saying why. http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/09/14/iphone-big-trouble-in-the-app-store/

Apple rejects ‘Podcaster’ iPhone app from App Store because it duplicates iTunes functionality
MacDailyNews — ... assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.'" Elmer-DeWitt reports, "But as nearly every commentator has pointed out, Podcaster went an important step beyond Apple’s program. iTunes requires that you plug the iPhone into your computer to sync it before you can get the latest broadcasts. Podcaster, by contrast, would have let you update your podcast subscriptions directly, using the iPhone’s Wi-Fi receiver." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: If duplicating the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes ...

Rejected iPhone ‘Podcaster’ Application Due to Duplication of Desktop Software Causing Stress
Touch Podium — ... to the developer to receive the download. To do so, have a look here. It is also noted on the site that the application should work for a minimum of 1 year, but can be dissabled through Apple at any given time. It is not guaranteed that the application will run for any given amount of time, so spend that $9.99 wisely! For a closer look at the application at hand, have a look at the video provided below. (via Fortune’s Apple 2.0 Blog) Related Stories: May 15, ...