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This approach reincarnated in their App Store. It’s full of documents and APIs which allow anyone to make their device do anything.

ForHackernews 6y ago
> do anything Anything that Apple approves of allowing you to do.
NotPavlovsDog 6y ago
> allow anyone to make their device do anything. There are ample sources, and lawsuits, disagreeing with your argument. "Josh Begley, a graduate student at New York University, developed Drones+ to provide up-to-date information on strikes, using reports collated by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism – an organisation that tracks the use of unmanned CIA aircrafts. But repeated attempts to get Apple to offer the software at its app store have been fruitless. At first, Begley was informed that the program – which he hoped would raise awareness of the growing death toll from drone strikes – was "not useful" enough and did not appeal to a "broad enough audience". The company position has since shifted, but only in the reasoning behind its refusal to stock Drones+. In the latest rejection email, Apple reportedly informed him: "We found that your app contains content that many audiences would find objectionable, which is not in compliance with the app store review guidelines."" https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/31/the-problem-with-apples-closed-apps-universe/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/31/the-prob... And let's not forget the anti-repair, closed hardware. [1] Right-to-Repair Groups Don't Buy Apple’s Answers to Congress https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-apple-answers-congress/ https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-apple-answers-co... [2] "Apple even created a special screw specifically to make it hard to repair the iPhone". https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Intro https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Intro

ForHackernews 6y ago

> do anything Anything that Apple approves of allowing you to do.

NotPavlovsDog 6y ago

> allow anyone to make their device do anything. There are ample sources, and lawsuits, disagreeing with your argument. "Josh Begley, a graduate student at New York University, developed Drones+ to provide up-to-date information on strikes, using reports collated by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism – an organisation that tracks the use of unmanned CIA aircrafts. But repeated attempts to get Apple to offer the software at its app store have been fruitless. At first, Begley was informed that the program – which he hoped would raise awareness of the growing death toll from drone strikes – was "not useful" enough and did not appeal to a "broad enough audience". The company position has since shifted, but only in the reasoning behind its refusal to stock Drones+. In the latest rejection email, Apple reportedly informed him: "We found that your app contains content that many audiences would find objectionable, which is not in compliance with the app store review guidelines."" https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/31/the-problem-with-apples-closed-apps-universe/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/08/31/the-prob... And let's not forget the anti-repair, closed hardware. [1] Right-to-Repair Groups Don't Buy Apple’s Answers to Congress https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-apple-answers-congress/ https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-apple-answers-co... [2] "Apple even created a special screw specifically to make it hard to repair the iPhone". https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Intro https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Intro