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I guess that's a valid defense at the moment I'm curious: Does Apple sell any apps of its own in the App Store? And, if so, do they reject other apps for bein

by jcl 17y ago

I guess that's a valid defense at the moment I'm curious: Does Apple sell any apps of its own in the App Store? And, if so, do they reject other apps for being similar? (Being able to deny OpenOffice access to the Windows platform because it duplicates functionality in Notepad is the kind of power Microsoft can only dream of...)

allenbrunson 17y ago
apple does indeed sell apps of its own in the store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/texas-holdem/id284602850?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/texas-holdem/id284602850?mt=8 it seems like they are for the most part playing fair: apple's apps don't use private apis, they are required to compete against other apps the same as the rest of us, and so on. if there have been any violations of that "gentleman's agreement," i haven't heard about them, and i pay a lot of attention to the blogosphere on this subject. it seems to be only the apps that are installed by default on the device that get special treatment.
- gte910h 17y ago
  No they're not. Anything too similar to an apple app gets the boot.
  - jcl 17y ago
    Can you cite an example where an app has gotten the boot for being too similar to an Apple app that is sold in the store (i.e. one that does not come installed by default on the phone)?