The fact that Apple seems to think it is effectively responding to the mounting discontent with their stewardship of the App Store by offering developers a form

The fact that Apple seems to think it is effectively responding to the mounting discontent with their stewardship of the App Store by offering developers a form to complain into demonstrates how far out of touch they’ve become. We know from court documents that exactly these sorts of developer concerns have been discussed at the highest levels of Apple's leadership and they have consistently failed to make any meaningful policy changes. What Apple is offering now is merely an official process for disregarding this sort of criticism. I’m sure anyone who is considering investing significant effort or resources into products built on Apple platforms will be completely reassured by this gesture – especially knowing how receptive Apple has been to criticism of its policies in the past. This press release reads to me like “Here’s Your Complaint Form, Jerk”[1]. [1] https://slate.com/technology/2010/07/apple-s-condescending-iphone-4-press-conference.html https://slate.com/technology/2010/07/apple-s-condescending-i...