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Not true. By regulating the process - and the payment - Apple is able to instantly remove an app as soon as it is found to be malicious and refund anyone who p
by sambeau 16y ago
Not true.
By regulating the process - and the payment - Apple is able to instantly remove an app as soon as it is found to be malicious and refund anyone who paid for it out of the developers pocket.
- sid0 16y agoBut that's independent of the review process. They could do the same thing without a review. For comparison, the Mozilla Addons review process requires you to provide them a copy of the (unobfuscated) source code. You always have the option of self-hosting, of course.
- sambeau 16y agoCould you imagine the fuss they'd be if Apple started to demand our source code too!
- sid0 16y agoIf you're going to have a review process at all, you should at least add something of value. Either ask for source code (and deal with the backlash) or don't have a review process at all. A two-level review system (one with source code, one without) with appropriate warnings is fine, too. The app store review process as it currently stands is worthless, useless and meaningless.
- judofyr 16y agoIsn't Google/Android also able to do this (without any app reviews)?