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Apple's App Store Rejection Policies Raise Concerns
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... the rejection letter which cites duplication of iTunes functionality for the reason for rejection: Apple Rep says: Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes. DaringFireball sums up the concern amongst some developers about this policy: If you only find out at the end of the development process that your app has been rejected not for a technical problem that you can address but because Apple deems the entire concept to be out of bounds then who is going to put serious time and talent into an ...
Apple to iPhone Developers: Don’t Compete With Us?
Technologizer —
... means that anyone whose written an app that gets nixed has wasted his or her time. (Daring Fireball’s John Gruber also has insightful comments .) If that app was porn or malware, no problem. But as far as I can tell, Apple has not published any clear statement of acceptable and unacceptable applications. And telling a developer that he can’t duplicate functionality in an Apple application isn’t just ridiculous; it’s a policy that the company hasn’t articulated until now. Unless, that is, you count the “Unforseen” item in Apple’s original list of limitations as giving it carte ...
Apple's Arrogant App Store Developer Policies
Apple Watch —
... the App Store because the mobile application duplicates some of the functionality in iTunes, according to a blog post by the developer. "He wrote: "Today I finally got a reply from Apple about the status of Podcaster. Apple Rep says: 'Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.'" Apple's alleged action has generated quite the response among some Apple pundits, such as Michael Arrington , John Gruber , Paul Kafasis and Dave Winer . arrow.gif GOT A TIP OR ...
New iPhone tethering app goes live
MacBytes.com —
... , but signs of stress are starting to appear on the surface. They are coming from developers who are spending time and money developing apps which are being rejected from the App Store after submission . One of the first apps to be rejected by Apple was Nullriver's Netshare. You might recall that Netshare made an appearance, got pulled, got reinstated and then pulled again. Well, Netshare have finally received a response from Apple and have updated there website with the following statement: "Looks like Apple has decided they will not be allowing any tethering applications in ...
A Transparent App Store, Great. Now When Can We Expect Windows Mobile 6.5 to Ship Again?
Digital Daily —
... shaping up to be quite a bit like the iPhone App Store. Like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) will charge a $99 yearly registration fee. Like Apple it will allow developers to set their own app prices. And like Apple, it will collect a flat 30 percent of the revenue from each app regardless of price or the number of copies sold. But unlike Apple, Microsoft’s application approval process will be transparent. That’s an important difference, because Apple has taken a lot of flak for the App Store’s ...
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