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Sue Apple, because they own the "curated" distribution channel and they have too much money.

by trumped 8y ago

kevingrahl 8y ago
Why would you blame Apple instead of the people behind the offfending application?
- MBCook 8y ago
  Anecdotal evidence I’ve heard from developers is that there are a HUGE number of people who think that Apple makes all the software for the iPhone. It’s an Apple phone, you go to Apple’s App Store, so whatever you buy is Apple software. It’s blatantly false, but it’s out there. Just like people thinking of Google as “the Internet“ because it’s the thing they see when they open their web browser. Someone recently said to me “did you know you they added image search to the Internet?“ because they noticed the tab in Google. The other side of course would be the lawyers. If someone came to you and wanted to sue and you thought you had any chance in hell… would you sue the little one man operation that doesn’t have a lot of money? Or would you try and wrangle $1.07 trillion Apple into it? “They should have protected me.” Chances are Apple giving you $10,000 to go away would be far more than you could ever get out of the individual developer even with a full trial.
  - fooker 8y ago
    >Chances are Apple giving you $10,000 to go away would be far more than you could ever get out of the individual developer even with a full trial. Chances are Apple is going to ignore you unless 'you' are big enough to induce bad PR.
    - MBCook 8y ago
      Realistically: I agree, they don’t care and wouldn’t pay you off.
- danjoc 8y ago
  For the same reason everyone is blaming Facebook instead of Cambridge Analytica perhaps?
- dschuetz 8y ago
  Apple could implement iOS-wide measures to prevent unnecessary network connections or data streams from sensors. They failed to do that. "Offending applications" exploit that incompetence Apple displays in the recent years.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    > Apple could implement iOS-wide measures to prevent unnecessary network connections or data streams from sensors. How?
- AsyncAwait 8y ago
  Because there's no way to get apps any other way, there's no "open-source" app store for example. Therefore they hold more responsibility in what they let in.

Sue Apple, because they own the "curated" distribution channel and they have too much money.

kevingrahl 8y ago

Why would you blame Apple instead of the people behind the offfending application?

MBCook 8y ago
Anecdotal evidence I’ve heard from developers is that there are a HUGE number of people who think that Apple makes all the software for the iPhone. It’s an Apple phone, you go to Apple’s App Store, so whatever you buy is Apple software. It’s blatantly false, but it’s out there. Just like people thinking of Google as “the Internet“ because it’s the thing they see when they open their web browser. Someone recently said to me “did you know you they added image search to the Internet?“ because they noticed the tab in Google. The other side of course would be the lawyers. If someone came to you and wanted to sue and you thought you had any chance in hell… would you sue the little one man operation that doesn’t have a lot of money? Or would you try and wrangle $1.07 trillion Apple into it? “They should have protected me.” Chances are Apple giving you $10,000 to go away would be far more than you could ever get out of the individual developer even with a full trial.
- fooker 8y ago
  >Chances are Apple giving you $10,000 to go away would be far more than you could ever get out of the individual developer even with a full trial. Chances are Apple is going to ignore you unless 'you' are big enough to induce bad PR.
  - MBCook 8y ago
    Realistically: I agree, they don’t care and wouldn’t pay you off.
danjoc 8y ago
For the same reason everyone is blaming Facebook instead of Cambridge Analytica perhaps?
dschuetz 8y ago
Apple could implement iOS-wide measures to prevent unnecessary network connections or data streams from sensors. They failed to do that. "Offending applications" exploit that incompetence Apple displays in the recent years.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  > Apple could implement iOS-wide measures to prevent unnecessary network connections or data streams from sensors. How?
AsyncAwait 8y ago
Because there's no way to get apps any other way, there's no "open-source" app store for example. Therefore they hold more responsibility in what they let in.