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> Rollout lets you push code-level changes to native iOS apps, without waiting on the App Store. What did they expect when their entire business model is based

by cynix 10y ago

> Rollout lets you push code-level changes to native iOS apps, without waiting on the App Store. What did they expect when their entire business model is based on something that's literally the opposite of what the review guideline allows?

recursive 10y ago
Uber is still doing kind of ok.
- megablast 10y ago
  Uber isn't going up against one company though. It is going up against 1000s of governments.
- tuananh 10y ago
  What does Uber do?
  - recursive 10y ago
    They run an illegal taxi service. There's an app for it too.
    - EduardoBautista 10y ago
      It's legal in many cities.
      - cyphar 10y ago
        It's become legal (after the fact) in several cities, and Uber has allegedly intentionally attempted to subvert attempts by law enforcement to investigate their operations.
        randyrand 10y ago
        Some cities it was legal to begin with, btw.
        cyphar 10y ago
        Only following the law in "some cities" is not a good thing.
    - wyager 10y ago
      "Illegal" doesn't mean "I have a beef with it". Uber is legal in the vast majority of cities.
      - cyphar 10y ago
        "Mostly legal now" doesn't change the fact that it was illegal in the past and is still illegal in cities that are not in the "vast majority". Not to mention that they (allegedly) attempted to subvert law enforcement attempts to investigate them, by "greyballing" law enforcement. Whether that is considered obstruction of justice is a secondary question to whether it is incredibly shady.
      - recursive 10y ago
        I know. I'm using "illegal" to mean "against the law".
    - yoz-y 10y ago
      Half of Uber activity is illegal (UberX in states, it was called Uber Pop in France but it got banned). The other half is perfectly legal and convenient. However, due to their miserable practices I am glad that almost all (if not all) drivers for Uber also drive for the local taxi-in-an-app service.
- josefresco 10y ago
  So is Airbnb...
- mgamache 10y ago
  Uber may be good at skirting local laws, but as a company it's a ticking bomb.
  - jjawssd 10y ago
    Uber is not a ticking time bomb if it is able to convince a sizable portion of the regulators of the markets it operates in to continue to operate for the foreseeable future

by cynix 10y ago

recursive 10y ago

Uber is still doing kind of ok.

megablast 10y ago
Uber isn't going up against one company though. It is going up against 1000s of governments.
tuananh 10y ago
What does Uber do?
- recursive 10y ago
  They run an illegal taxi service. There's an app for it too.
  - EduardoBautista 10y ago
    It's legal in many cities.
    - cyphar 10y ago
      It's become legal (after the fact) in several cities, and Uber has allegedly intentionally attempted to subvert attempts by law enforcement to investigate their operations.
      - randyrand 10y ago
        Some cities it was legal to begin with, btw.
        cyphar 10y ago
        Only following the law in "some cities" is not a good thing.
  - wyager 10y ago
    "Illegal" doesn't mean "I have a beef with it". Uber is legal in the vast majority of cities.
    - cyphar 10y ago
      "Mostly legal now" doesn't change the fact that it was illegal in the past and is still illegal in cities that are not in the "vast majority". Not to mention that they (allegedly) attempted to subvert law enforcement attempts to investigate them, by "greyballing" law enforcement. Whether that is considered obstruction of justice is a secondary question to whether it is incredibly shady.
    - recursive 10y ago
      I know. I'm using "illegal" to mean "against the law".
  - yoz-y 10y ago
    Half of Uber activity is illegal (UberX in states, it was called Uber Pop in France but it got banned). The other half is perfectly legal and convenient. However, due to their miserable practices I am glad that almost all (if not all) drivers for Uber also drive for the local taxi-in-an-app service.
josefresco 10y ago
So is Airbnb...
mgamache 10y ago
Uber may be good at skirting local laws, but as a company it's a ticking bomb.
- jjawssd 10y ago
  Uber is not a ticking time bomb if it is able to convince a sizable portion of the regulators of the markets it operates in to continue to operate for the foreseeable future