OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/20573/_App_Store_Lessons_Try_and_Try_Again_ Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:39:56 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Waiting... http://osnews.com/thread?338084 http://osnews.com/thread?338084 The Apple Defense Brigade should be along any minute now to explain why this is actually a *good thing,* and why anyone who thinks otherwise is a stupid philistine. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BallmerKnowsBest) Comments Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338088 http://osnews.com/thread?338088 I thought Apple forbid developpers to give any details about the acceptance or not of application in the AppStore ? This is probably the reason why no name is mentioned. Then, is this article still credible ? Any feedback ? :-) Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (seasonfive) Comments RE: Waiting... http://osnews.com/thread?338091 http://osnews.com/thread?338091
The Apple Defense Brigade should be along any minute now...

Actually, Apple advocates as well as advocates of other OSes (like me) are waiting for you to stop trolling every Apple thread you see. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE[2]: Waiting... http://osnews.com/thread?338098 http://osnews.com/thread?338098
Actually, Apple advocates as well as advocates of other OSes (like me) are waiting for you to stop trolling every Apple thread you see.


When you stop making it so easy ;) Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BallmerKnowsBest) Comments RE[3]: Waiting... http://osnews.com/thread?338099 http://osnews.com/thread?338099 With the exception of its sole supporter, Tyrione, I believe that the entirety of the active membership body of OSNews has already openly condemned App Store policies.

This is a thread that you've no plausible cause to troll. :-)Edited 2008-11-22 21:47 UTC Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE[4]: Waiting... http://osnews.com/thread?338102 http://osnews.com/thread?338102
This is a thread that you've no plausible cause to troll. :-)


Like that's ever stopped anyone from trolling Microsoft-related threads ;) Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (BallmerKnowsBest) Comments RE: Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338103 http://osnews.com/thread?338103 I think Apple changed that policy due to developer irritation.

http://www.osnews.com/story/20347/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:54:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (aaronb) Comments RE[2]: Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338110 http://osnews.com/thread?338110
I think Apple changed that policy due to developer irritation.

Because "The beatings will continue until morale improves" didn't seem to be working. You've got to admire management which takes such an empirical and pragmatic approach. ;-) Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE[3]: Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338111 http://osnews.com/thread?338111 lol. Indeed. Unfortunately the removal of the nda is just a small carrot compared to the baseball bat apple keeps waving about. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (_txf_) Comments A circus called the App Store. http://osnews.com/thread?338121 http://osnews.com/thread?338121 Apple's red tape or otherwise circus approval process for the App Store is one of the reasons why people will continue to jailbreak thus hurting Apple's financial profits. After all apps such as Snapture, Cycorder, iPhone Video Recorder, iPhone Modem, etc have been trying to get into the App Store but are denied access. Why? Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Imagine Engine) Comments RE: Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338130 http://osnews.com/thread?338130
I thought Apple forbid developpers to give any details about the acceptance or not of application in the AppStore ? This is probably the reason why no name is mentioned. Then, is this article still credible ? Any feedback ? :-)


Erica Sadun is a very well known developer in some iPhone/iPod Touch circles and already has one or two books explaining in details how to hack your iPod Touch/iPhone to its fullest extent in her resume (I've got one and learned a few tricks about my iPod Touch that I really haven't seen anywhere else) so I'm inclined to believe that this is true and that the reason that the developer's name is not mentioned at all must be due to Apple's draconian rules.

Ars really seem to be the kind of website that attracts people truly knowledgeable about their area of expertise to expedite its articles...Edited 2008-11-23 14:05 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DeadFishMan) Comments RE: Feedback forbidden ? http://osnews.com/thread?338138 http://osnews.com/thread?338138 Apple can't stop a developer from telling the public why they were not approved for the App Store or why their app was pulled from the App Store. From the emailed responses I got from several third party developers it's frustrating to them why some of their apps are either blocked or removed. Nullriver's NetShare app is one such good example whereby it seems only AT&T is against their customers tethering on the iPhone. Rogers and Fido here in Canada allow tethering on their smartphone data plans, so does several other international carriers that sell the iPhone 3G. Though Apple seems to continually listen to AT&T input instead of letting the consumer make up their mind on which app they would like to download. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Imagine Engine) Comments Apple Needs to chill. http://osnews.com/thread?338150 http://osnews.com/thread?338150 This tight control of the app. Will only turn off developers. As all the time and effort to make an app only to have a source say that it does or doesn't go will turn developers off when more advanced phones with more open application development comes out.
I check to make sure it doesn't effect the iPhone stability, or is bandwidth crazy, or sends malware makes since, however apps that compete with or enhance apples offering or doesn't follow apples normally allowed good ideas or offers other crazy ideas that can actually make the phone very useful is crossing the line. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (theTSF) Comments