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Apple will reject apps created from app generation services like Xamarin in 2018
- towndrunk 9y agoIt specifically mentions 2019 for Xamarin not 2018.
- finchisko 9y agoAs author or cordova and react-native plugins, I'm wondering if it makes sense to continue to support ios.
- hamburglar1 9y agoRegardless of the ethics of apple’s decision here, iOS’ market share makes it pretty clear it’s worth it. Does it not?
- pjmlp 9y agoDepends on the country, outside US and a few other first world countries, iOS devices are pretty much nowhere to be seen.
- finchisko 9y agoSure making apps will continue to make sense, no matter if Apple banned cordova/react-native or not. But my point is no about apps, but rather about plugins. Without iOS, the main benefit (cross platform development) of cordova/rn will be lost.
- lukealization 9y agoIs there a possibility this could fall afoul of antitrust laws or be deemed monopolistic behaviour? What are the legal considerations here?
- nobodyshere 9y agoThat’s fake news. There’s nothing to discuss here.
- verytrivial 9y agoIf you mean false, please say false.
- finchisko 9y agoNot completely false. https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/08/apples-widened-ban-on-templated-apps-is-wiping-small-businesses-from-the-app-store/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/08/apples-widened-ban-on-temp...
- danielbarla 9y agoDepending on which stats you look at, iOS has around 12-16% of the global market share for smartphones, which is likely too small to invoke antitrust laws (which are there to discourage anti-competitive behaviour from players who are "too big to avoid").
- pjmlp 9y agoNone, regardless of what geek think they know about monopolies, what Apple has isn't one according to the law, so they are free to do whatever they feel like on their own platform.
- TomMarius 9y agoDoes this include React Native?
- Meph504 9y agoPlease verify sources before spreading this information, this is uncorroborated tweet by one person, who is supposedly posting an email his co-worker got. The message is filled with grammatical errors, and list "trillian" as an app generator. Lastly, it says early 2019 not 2018.
- apedley 9y agoThis email is completely unverified. Apple certainly has its targets on app generators, but not Xamarin, React Native or other similar technologies, that I have seen. The email contains grammatical errors and has not been received by any other developer, that I know of. It is highly likely to be a fake.
- dvfjsdhgfv 9y agoIt looks like it mixes true and false information. If it turns out the content is actually genuine, in spite of imperfect English, the underlying meaning could be that Apple will reject template-based apps generated by frameworks mentioned, and not that all apps created by them would be banned. This seems the most logical conclusion. Apple definitely wouldn't disclose such a huge policy change via one small letter to one developer, it makes no sense at all.
- apedley 9y agoYes, it looks like they took a legitimate email, and added in that line causing all the fuss. That line is what seems out of place, and has the grammatical errors. The fact they mention Trillian also removes the legitimacy. Unless people are creating apps with an old school messaging service?
- dvfjsdhgfv 9y agoYeah, someone got it confused with Titanium.