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>Ran into the exact same problem with a very simple camera app I made. >[...] >(Just by posting this, now I fear I broke some kind of TOS, and can never publi
by cowtools 4y ago
>Ran into the exact same problem with a very simple camera app I made.
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>(Just by posting this, now I fear I broke some kind of TOS, and can never publish an iOS app again?)
This is how your loyalty to Apple's racket is rewarded. This is your prize for buying hundreds of dollars of their equipment and paying hundreds to license their development kit and get your software reviewed for their locked-down phones.
- dylan604 4y ago> paying hundreds to license their development kit hundreds or hundred?
- cowtools 4y agoI don't know, I'm not a iOS developer and I probably never will be. hundreds is the figure from a couple years ago when I last looked into it.
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- OJFord 4y agoHundred per year isn't it? So 'hundreds' seems reasonable.
- crobertsbmw 4y agoOne hundred. Every year.
- menzoic 4y agoAfter year 1
- xwdv 4y agoPoor software developers, how could they ever afford to overcome these massive barriers to entry. Every. Year. If only they had a decent source of steady income.
- nine_k 4y agoSnark aside, I suppose that most independent iOS developers don't receive enough in sales to offset the $99 entry fee. I suppose that the kind of enthusiast Apple prefer to see on their platform is an enthusiastic consumer. Which very much aligns with their desire to keep their gadgets in the class of locked-down home appliances, like a TV or a gaming console.
- fishfood23 4y agoThis is true. It’s very hard to make a consistent buck these days.
- xwdv 4y agoI’m tired of people acting like this $99 entry fee is insurmountable. It should not even be a thought. Easily spend more than that on food every week, half of which probably gets thrown away anyway.
- nine_k 4y agoConsider spending a week without food; would it be fun? Even here not everyone has a FAANG salary or is a CxO of some well-funded startup. A lot of creative types who come up with fresh ideas are students, or sometimes even high-schoolers.
- andrepd 4y agoBut it's okay because [vague arguments about "protection" and "privacy"]
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThat's the entire reason I buy only Apple products! /s
- dymk 4y agoThey’re not vague, they’re documented and substantial.
- yellowapple 4y agoVery little of iOS is FOSS, so whether or not Apple actually protects your privacy boils down to "just take our word for it". Transparency is a dependency of trust. Apple is not transparent, and therefore I trust an iDevice about as far as I can throw it.
- ROTMetro 4y ago* Protection and privacy policy not honored in all countries.
- bitwize 4y agoIt's about making sure the apps are on brand with Apple delivering the best experience to its users.
- gtvwill 4y agoLol @ claims to make best environment for users by alienating a whole segment of users...
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