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Apple allowing Twitter to completely rebrand with a new com bundle without forcing a new download from the app store was absolutely gross. I can't imagine a sin
by ramesh31 3y ago
Apple allowing Twitter to completely rebrand with a new com bundle without forcing a new download from the app store was absolutely gross. I can't imagine a single other instance of this ever happening. Seeing that "X" magically pop up on my home screen was one of the most insanely anti-user things I've ever seen them do, not to mention setting a horrific precedent for security.
- icapybara 3y agoThey changed the app name and icon. It's not that big of a deal.
- ramesh31 3y ago> They changed the app name and icon. It's not that big of a deal. That happens often. What does not is an entirely new com bundle being treated as the same app: https://apps.apple.com/ca/developer/x-corp/id296415947 https://apps.apple.com/ca/developer/x-corp/id296415947 This should have required a new App Store download. What's next? Is it open season now for CCP spyware shell corps to start buying up apps that get automatically replaced without user consent?
- pests 3y agoApple also bent their app naming policy for them. Single letter app names are (were?) not allowed. I find it funny x.com was one of the six original single letter domains and now it's the only single letter Apple App.
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- wormius 3y agoNot an app, but... it smacks of this: (has it been 9 years already? damn) https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/10/15/u2-says-sorry-for-automatic-download-of-album-to-all-itunes-users/?sh=9890b1e3d09b https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/10/15/u2-says...