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> We have been as polite as we can to Apple in hopes that they will open up the platform to developers like us. The demand for f.lux is certainly incredible. T

> We have been as polite as we can to Apple in hopes that they will open up the platform to developers like us. The demand for f.lux is certainly incredible. This doesn't seem to be a winning strategy with Apple -- they move at whatever pace they want. A better move might be to continue to offer the download and show overwhelming interest in the product, enough that when they shut down the taps the users revolt and force Apple's hand.

Steko 11y ago
> This doesn't seem to be a winning strategy with Apple I'll go one further, it (being polite as possible) is not even what happened. They weren't polite at all, they took a dump in the pool: also because we were asking hundreds of thousands of people to use Xcode to make accounts and sign our software
- lawnchair_larry 11y ago
  Yes it is. There is nothing impolite about that whatsoever.
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rajacombinator 11y ago
Inviting the wrath of Apple's legal team is definitely not a winning strategy ...
- ryanlol 11y ago
  It seems a little strange that one should have to worry about such things while not doing anything wrong.
  - mattlutze 11y ago
    Isn't violating the spirit or actual terms of a license "doing something wrong?"
    - kbutler 11y ago
      Sometimes licenses (contracts) over reach or contain elements that should be removed or ignored. See contract of adhesion and unconscionability.
    - ryanlol 11y ago
      Are they? As far as I know they're just releasing the source with setup instructions.