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It's more than terminology. "We have an Airplay licensing program explicitly to assist companies in creating AirPlay capable products. Apple never said that we

by noibl 14y ago

It's more than terminology. "We have an Airplay licensing program explicitly to assist companies in creating AirPlay capable products. Apple never said that we would pull the rug out from anyone, we in fact worked with this developer to ensure they update their app and remain on the App Store" The clear implication there is that Apple had procedures available for getting this to work and RA just ignored them. RA's response directly contradicts this. P.S. thanks for the unexplained downvotes.

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rbritton 14y ago
RA did state that they inquired as to licensing it for a software product and were told that there were no plans to make that available. So, they didn't ignore the procedures as much as they ignored the response. In the end it's Apple's store with Apple's rules. The rules have changed without warning in the past and will likely do so countless times in the future. The tradeoff for this is what is likely one of the most lucrative app stores to date for developers.
- cheatercheater 14y ago
  Except if you build a system to which millions (yes, millions) of people contribute in one way or another, pretend everyone's invited, and then decide to do something very self-righteous against the good of nearly anyone else involved just in order to feed your fat butt, then you are labelled an oppressive, opportunistic sociopath, and very rightly so.
  - batista 14y ago
    The never pretended "everyone's invited". In fact, the first iOS didn't have third-party apps, and when the API finally appeared, it had very clear restrictions and a $99/year fee attached.
    - cheatercheater 14y ago
      Sadly, that's not the way it's being marketed to the masses of developers. You're talking about what seems to be a technical detail to someone who's been corporate-brainwashed by the apple reality distortion field (maybe they're keeping Jobs in stasis in order not to lose it?). Then, SURPRISE!!! it's not such a technical detail after all, apple has tricked you so! It's like a surprise birthday party, except your gift is a burning bag of dog poo. Typical corporate trickery. The reason a lot of people fall for it is because they have an open mind (definitely advocated by Apple) and therefore are gullible (definitely wanted by AAPL). Having written something somewhere doesn't make you less of an asshole for handling in a dirty, asocial way.

by noibl 14y ago

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rbritton 14y ago

RA did state that they inquired as to licensing it for a software product and were told that there were no plans to make that available. So, they didn't ignore the procedures as much as they ignored the response. In the end it's Apple's store with Apple's rules. The rules have changed without warning in the past and will likely do so countless times in the future. The tradeoff for this is what is likely one of the most lucrative app stores to date for developers.

cheatercheater 14y ago
Except if you build a system to which millions (yes, millions) of people contribute in one way or another, pretend everyone's invited, and then decide to do something very self-righteous against the good of nearly anyone else involved just in order to feed your fat butt, then you are labelled an oppressive, opportunistic sociopath, and very rightly so.
- batista 14y ago
  The never pretended "everyone's invited". In fact, the first iOS didn't have third-party apps, and when the API finally appeared, it had very clear restrictions and a $99/year fee attached.
  - cheatercheater 14y ago
    Sadly, that's not the way it's being marketed to the masses of developers. You're talking about what seems to be a technical detail to someone who's been corporate-brainwashed by the apple reality distortion field (maybe they're keeping Jobs in stasis in order not to lose it?). Then, SURPRISE!!! it's not such a technical detail after all, apple has tricked you so! It's like a surprise birthday party, except your gift is a burning bag of dog poo. Typical corporate trickery. The reason a lot of people fall for it is because they have an open mind (definitely advocated by Apple) and therefore are gullible (definitely wanted by AAPL). Having written something somewhere doesn't make you less of an asshole for handling in a dirty, asocial way.