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Abuse of power? They have guidelines every developer must follow. Give one a break, what about the rest?

echelon 6y ago
Trump has guidelines. It doesn't make them fair or right. And I'm not trying to be political, just draw an analogy to counter your argument. A lot of people hold Apple in high esteem. Maybe because they like the company or the aesthetic. But think about all of the innovation and capital locked up in one place. It's bad for the world. Edit: why am I flagged for making a polite and well intentioned argument? Nothing deserves this sort of loyalty where people are flagged for civil discourse. I'm appalled.
- coronadisaster 6y ago
  the question is, do YOU have guidelines?
CivBase 6y ago
Let the rest go as well. Would it kill Apple to make an exception for charitable purchases? And even if they don't make an exception, it's ridiculous that they wont even let developers be transparent about where the money goes.
shubhamjain 6y ago
It's nothing but exploitive to keep online events in the same category as in-app purchases. There is a cost to conducting an event—offline or online. Secondly, Apple is well-aware that creators can't conduct offline events that easily because of the pandemic. Hiding behind "it's-rules" is just a trademark of an Evil Corp.
rbecker 6y ago
Change the guidelines? Defending a company with "they are following the rules they themselves have written" is so bizarrely common.
dang 6y ago
Please don't post unsubstantive and/or flamewar style comments to HN. These threads are getting exceedingly repetitive. They're also getting nastier. We don't want those qualities here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- abjgwts 6y ago
  I’m being downvoted flagged and accused of “flamewar“ for simply saying that Apple has a set of rules developers must follow and they can’t make exceptions otherwise where would it end?
  - dang 6y ago
    Actually I think I misread your comment. I thought "Give one a break" was snark, but you were talking about developers. Sorry!
    - abjgwts 6y ago
      Ah I can see that now :)

Trump has guidelines. It doesn't make them fair or right. And I'm not trying to be political, just draw an analogy to counter your argument. A lot of people hold Apple in high esteem. Maybe because they like the company or the aesthetic. But think about all of the innovation and capital locked up in one place. It's bad for the world. Edit: why am I flagged for making a polite and well intentioned argument? Nothing deserves this sort of loyalty where people are flagged for civil discourse. I'm appalled.

coronadisaster 6y ago
the question is, do YOU have guidelines?

CivBase 6y ago

Let the rest go as well. Would it kill Apple to make an exception for charitable purchases? And even if they don't make an exception, it's ridiculous that they wont even let developers be transparent about where the money goes.

shubhamjain 6y ago

It's nothing but exploitive to keep online events in the same category as in-app purchases. There is a cost to conducting an event—offline or online. Secondly, Apple is well-aware that creators can't conduct offline events that easily because of the pandemic. Hiding behind "it's-rules" is just a trademark of an Evil Corp.

rbecker 6y ago

Change the guidelines? Defending a company with "they are following the rules they themselves have written" is so bizarrely common.

dang 6y ago

Please don't post unsubstantive and/or flamewar style comments to HN. These threads are getting exceedingly repetitive. They're also getting nastier. We don't want those qualities here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

abjgwts 6y ago
I’m being downvoted flagged and accused of “flamewar“ for simply saying that Apple has a set of rules developers must follow and they can’t make exceptions otherwise where would it end?
- dang 6y ago
  Actually I think I misread your comment. I thought "Give one a break" was snark, but you were talking about developers. Sorry!
  - abjgwts 6y ago
    Ah I can see that now :)