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The big takeaway is that the app was never removed from the store - it was just never approved. Apps not being approved is quite common. All the headlines were
by xvector 7y ago
The big takeaway is that the app was never removed from the store - it was just never approved. Apps not being approved is quite common.
All the headlines were saying that the app was "banned"/removed from the store, leading to massive outrage.
- cryptozeus 7y agoGreat, we all got trolled then. So hard to differentiate these days...its exhausting
- Razengan 7y agoManufactured outrage. When you see an apparently sudden influx of mostly negative OR mostly positive news about something, suspect that it's paid for. See cases like https://www.google.com/search?q=samsung+paid+students+for+reviews https://www.google.com/search?q=samsung+paid+students+for+re...
- nerdponx 7y agoIs it really not likely that it was escalated internally, and some managers were sitting on it?
- xvector 7y agoThe controversy might have caused an escalation but not being approved is fairly normal. It’s entirely likely that all this was manufactured outrage.
- calibas 7y agoI don't see how there's much difference, it's like arguing that a library isn't "banning" a book because they refused to carry it in the first place.
- gatherhunterer 7y agoThe App Store is not an open, public resource. It is supposed to be curated so not allowing most apps is its purpose.
- xvector 7y agoBecause not being approved is normal for all sorts of apps. This whole controversy was blown out of proportion. If your app is not approved, you just make the changes and resubmit.
- Betelgeuse90 7y agoAssuming changes can be made in order to be approved while still being true to their goal (which is essentially escaping from law enforcement). Apple rejected the app explicitly because of what it was trying to achieve.
- helpPeople 7y agoThere will always be people that will be loyal. You can see the propaganda/marketing clearly through their eyes.
- matwood 7y ago> Apps not being approved is quite common. Citation? There are an estimated 2M+ apps on the App Store now. How many are sitting in a not approved purgatory? I've written a few iOS apps over the years and either been approved or told I was missing a proper sized screenshot and once fixed then immediately approved. Approval is the default state, which is why it's news when an app is not approved.
- anoncake 7y agoThe app was banned just as Apple bans all apps by default.