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Apple's been removing apps that use private API's. Or apps that they deem "inappropriate". So, unless you make an app with the feed of $somePornSiteYouLike, I d

by Zev 17y ago

Apple's been removing apps that use private API's. Or apps that they deem "inappropriate". So, unless you make an app with the feed of $somePornSiteYouLike, I don't see either of those issues popping up from this. Although, if all your app does is follow an RSS feed, I don't see many people buying it. Might get some downloads if it's submitted as a free app though.

maxklein 17y ago
I'm working hard to be polite here. Apple was removing private APIs and so on months ago. NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY, they are removing apps like the ones created by the service linked to. I just said something true. You "rebutted" it with something totally wrong, somehow assuming that I was wrong. Why would you even do that?
- Zev 17y ago
  I just said something true. You "rebutted" it with something totally wrong, somehow assuming that I was wrong. Why would you even do that? Because I don't believe that what you said is true. I don't see how It has been all over the news that apple is removing these type of apps from the app store. is a factually correct statement. So I went and said why I don't believe it to be the case. NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY, they are removing apps like the ones created by the service linked to. Now, see, this is the first that I'm hearing about another mass removal of applications from the App Store. I just went and looked at the past few days worth of TechCrunch articles. We can argue the merits of TechCrunch as a journalistic source, but they do like to report on what Apple does. They didn't have a single mention of another app removal, on a mass scale or otherwise.
  - maxklein 17y ago
    The difference between you and me is that you have absolutely no idea, and you're just talking because you want to say something. Instead of saying "oh, I did not hear that", you say "that is not true". But you have NO IDEA if it is true or not. I know something, you don't know it, in this case, do not go about saying it's not true, just say you don't know or just don't say anything. I've been speaking daily with Apple reviewers about this, and I assume you have not been doing so and they have not been telling you it's not true. TechCrunch even spoke about this: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps/ When you have no idea, don't pretend you know.
    - Zev 17y ago
      Looking at AppWhirl, it is slightly more then a glorified RSS reader. You can make a template (choose text and background colors as well as the background image) for your site and throw in tweets as well. No, its nothing complicated. Yes, it can generate apps from a template. No, it is not just an RSS reader for a single site. TechCrunch even spoke about this: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps . Two weeks ago is a far cry from NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY. And it could be argued that it is different from the type of applications that the link you pasted mentions; twitter integration, maybe more options for the template as well? I never looked at the "old" way of generating apps. And in the TechCrunch article, it does seem to imply that templates are OK, as long as they do more than simply RSS.
      - maxklein 17y ago
        The problem is this: Apple is removing Cookie Cutter apps that are very close to what that service describes. I said that, and you came and said "NO, they are removing private API apps". That is inaccurate and misleading to anyone who wants to use that service. I'm not interested in arguing any further, so I'll no longer answer here. If you wish to vent, do so to my private email.
    - pg 17y ago
      Would you please stick to counterarguments instead of resorting to personal attacks?
DenisM 17y ago
max: sky is blue you: no, grass is green - just look

by Zev 17y ago

maxklein 17y ago

I'm working hard to be polite here. Apple was removing private APIs and so on months ago. NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY, they are removing apps like the ones created by the service linked to. I just said something true. You "rebutted" it with something totally wrong, somehow assuming that I was wrong. Why would you even do that?

Zev 17y ago
I just said something true. You "rebutted" it with something totally wrong, somehow assuming that I was wrong. Why would you even do that? Because I don't believe that what you said is true. I don't see how It has been all over the news that apple is removing these type of apps from the app store. is a factually correct statement. So I went and said why I don't believe it to be the case. NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY, they are removing apps like the ones created by the service linked to. Now, see, this is the first that I'm hearing about another mass removal of applications from the App Store. I just went and looked at the past few days worth of TechCrunch articles. We can argue the merits of TechCrunch as a journalistic source, but they do like to report on what Apple does. They didn't have a single mention of another app removal, on a mass scale or otherwise.
- maxklein 17y ago
  The difference between you and me is that you have absolutely no idea, and you're just talking because you want to say something. Instead of saying "oh, I did not hear that", you say "that is not true". But you have NO IDEA if it is true or not. I know something, you don't know it, in this case, do not go about saying it's not true, just say you don't know or just don't say anything. I've been speaking daily with Apple reviewers about this, and I assume you have not been doing so and they have not been telling you it's not true. TechCrunch even spoke about this: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps/ http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps/ When you have no idea, don't pretend you know.
  - Zev 17y ago
    Looking at AppWhirl, it is slightly more then a glorified RSS reader. You can make a template (choose text and background colors as well as the background image) for your site and throw in tweets as well. No, its nothing complicated. Yes, it can generate apps from a template. No, it is not just an RSS reader for a single site. TechCrunch even spoke about this: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps . Two weeks ago is a far cry from NOW, as in TODAY and YESTERDAY. And it could be argued that it is different from the type of applications that the link you pasted mentions; twitter integration, maybe more options for the template as well? I never looked at the "old" way of generating apps. And in the TechCrunch article, it does seem to imply that templates are OK, as long as they do more than simply RSS.
    - maxklein 17y ago
      The problem is this: Apple is removing Cookie Cutter apps that are very close to what that service describes. I said that, and you came and said "NO, they are removing private API apps". That is inaccurate and misleading to anyone who wants to use that service. I'm not interested in arguing any further, so I'll no longer answer here. If you wish to vent, do so to my private email.
  - pg 17y ago
    Would you please stick to counterarguments instead of resorting to personal attacks?

DenisM 17y ago

max: sky is blue you: no, grass is green - just look