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I know this is obvious, but it seems like if Apple doesn't want crappy apps that don't take full advantage of all of the iPhone OS apis in the App Store there a

I know this is obvious, but it seems like if Apple doesn't want crappy apps that don't take full advantage of all of the iPhone OS apis in the App Store there are a couple of simple steps they could take before resorting to something like the 3.3.1 change.

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apgwoz 17y ago
They do want crappy apps. There is no other way they could talk about how many apps they have in the store if they didn't.
mclin 17y ago
Eg make an easy way to get a refund, like on the Android market.
- nooneelse 17y ago
  Apple's app store doesn't have refunding?
  - elai 17y ago
    How easy is it to return most software once you've used it? All retail shrinkwrap software, console or not, tends to be no returns once you actually open/use it. Typically the only ones that allow you to return software are indies with %110 guarantees and such not as marketing tools.
  - Zev 17y ago
    The App Store has refunds, but it isn't an automated process. You basically fill out a form in iTunes saying you want a refund (and say why), and you'll get one. I've seen a few refunds. But, not too many; I could probably count the number of refunds given with only two hands.
zweben 17y ago
That's true, but I don't think their goal was to weed out crappy apps. I think what they really wanted was to keep the platform exclusively their control, to remove the possibility of a 3rd-party SDK getting popular, lagging behind Apple's SDK and slowing down or interfering with the platform's progress. The 3.3.1 change will keep lazy developers from making crappy Flash ports, but it won't automatically make lazy developers care about quality. Apple is in a tough spot here, they get complaints about app quality and complaints about rejecting apps, they alienate people no matter what they do. I hope they find a way to regulate quality better without pissing off many more people, but that might not even be possible.

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apgwoz 17y ago

They do want crappy apps. There is no other way they could talk about how many apps they have in the store if they didn't.

mclin 17y ago

Eg make an easy way to get a refund, like on the Android market.

nooneelse 17y ago
Apple's app store doesn't have refunding?
- elai 17y ago
  How easy is it to return most software once you've used it? All retail shrinkwrap software, console or not, tends to be no returns once you actually open/use it. Typically the only ones that allow you to return software are indies with %110 guarantees and such not as marketing tools.
- Zev 17y ago
  The App Store has refunds, but it isn't an automated process. You basically fill out a form in iTunes saying you want a refund (and say why), and you'll get one. I've seen a few refunds. But, not too many; I could probably count the number of refunds given with only two hands.

zweben 17y ago

That's true, but I don't think their goal was to weed out crappy apps. I think what they really wanted was to keep the platform exclusively their control, to remove the possibility of a 3rd-party SDK getting popular, lagging behind Apple's SDK and slowing down or interfering with the platform's progress. The 3.3.1 change will keep lazy developers from making crappy Flash ports, but it won't automatically make lazy developers care about quality. Apple is in a tough spot here, they get complaints about app quality and complaints about rejecting apps, they alienate people no matter what they do. I hope they find a way to regulate quality better without pissing off many more people, but that might not even be possible.