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"They're not sure how the built in feature will impact sales of TrueHDR, but they believe that there is no single 'best' way to achieve HDR and there is room fo

"They're not sure how the built in feature will impact sales of TrueHDR, but they believe that there is no single 'best' way to achieve HDR and there is room for other apps in the market." uh, until Apple removes your app for duplicating OS functionality...

tptacek 16y ago
One of the best-selling apps in the app store, Camera+, is pretty much nothing more than a replacement for the Camera application. I doubt Apple's going to freak out about HDR apps.
- czhiddy 16y ago
  _was_ pretty much a replacement. The app is still banned from what I can see in iTunes. Considering that the app was making 250k a month according to their blog posts, the decision to add in the easter egg is one of the dumbest things I've seen recently.
  - megablast 16y ago
    I wonder if that was just one developers work, rather than a company decision? Would not like to be that guy/girl.
refulgentis 16y ago
They haven't done that in forever...there was one high-profile rejection and nothing has happened since. Search for web browser in the App Store and see how many results you get (hint: a lot). For clarity: The other comment thread refers to the fact that the developer submitted an application that allowed the user to take pictures by pressing the volume buttons, which violates the Apple Human Interface Guidelines by removing the actual volume increasing/decreasing functionality of the buttons. It was nicely rejected by Apple, but then the developer did an end-around and publicized a URL scheme that would launch their app and enable the button functionality anyway – the app was summarily pulled off the store, and oddly enough it looks like the developer has disappeared off the face of the earth. (Apple ninjas killed him?) FWIW, the main developer over there wasn't well-respected in the iPhone community either. Not entirely sure why, but I saw him pick odd fights from the company Twitter account with other developers for reasons beyond my comprehension.

tptacek 16y ago

One of the best-selling apps in the app store, Camera+, is pretty much nothing more than a replacement for the Camera application. I doubt Apple's going to freak out about HDR apps.

czhiddy 16y ago
_was_ pretty much a replacement. The app is still banned from what I can see in iTunes. Considering that the app was making 250k a month according to their blog posts, the decision to add in the easter egg is one of the dumbest things I've seen recently.
- megablast 16y ago
  I wonder if that was just one developers work, rather than a company decision? Would not like to be that guy/girl.

refulgentis 16y ago

They haven't done that in forever...there was one high-profile rejection and nothing has happened since. Search for web browser in the App Store and see how many results you get (hint: a lot). For clarity: The other comment thread refers to the fact that the developer submitted an application that allowed the user to take pictures by pressing the volume buttons, which violates the Apple Human Interface Guidelines by removing the actual volume increasing/decreasing functionality of the buttons. It was nicely rejected by Apple, but then the developer did an end-around and publicized a URL scheme that would launch their app and enable the button functionality anyway – the app was summarily pulled off the store, and oddly enough it looks like the developer has disappeared off the face of the earth. (Apple ninjas killed him?) FWIW, the main developer over there wasn't well-respected in the iPhone community either. Not entirely sure why, but I saw him pick odd fights from the company Twitter account with other developers for reasons beyond my comprehension.