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I wonder how this works for apps connecting to APIs that they don't own. For example, if I'm not 37signals and I make a Basecamp app, would it get rejected beca
by jarin 16y ago
I wonder how this works for apps connecting to APIs that they don't own. For example, if I'm not 37signals and I make a Basecamp app, would it get rejected because I don't have access to their billing API?
- statictype 16y agoI was just wondering about that. Company X comes out with a subscription service and provides an API. Company Y develops an iPhone app using said API. Company Y doesn't charge anything after the price of the app. Sounds like it's strictly following the rules, though if that app were to be accepted in the appstore, then companies could just publish an API and pay some developer to develop and release the app on their own. Looks like a loop hole doesn't it?
- brownleej 16y agoAlong the same lines, how would this affect an email client that connects to a paid email service? Would be accessing content purchased outside the device?
- kylec 16y agoSpeaking of paid email services, there's no way to subscribe to Mobile Me with an in-app purchase. If Apple cared about fairly enforcing the rules, they'd yank iDisk and Find My iPhone until in-app subscription to Mobile Me was added.
- tjarratt 16y agoA small quibble: the Find My iPhone service is free for all iPhone4 (maybe all?) owners. That is a good point though, although the rule doesn't come into effect until June.
- joelhaasnoot 16y agoIf Apple really does go so far as to claim that then someone needs to challenge them on it legally, this is going too far. Or maybe we need a $.99 boycot or something, not buying apps.