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i cannot even begin to fathom the thinking behind this: > Case could have continued to support OmniKeyMaster against Apple’s wishes and accepted the removal of
by zem 13y ago
i cannot even begin to fathom the thinking behind this:
> Case could have continued to support OmniKeyMaster against Apple’s wishes and accepted the removal of Omni’s apps from the Mac App Store. After all, though he admits that Omni’s apps do very well in the Mac App Store, most of Omni’s customers still buy directly through their own online store. Instead he says he pulled OmniKeyMaster because he and Omni Group have a long history with Apple and he respects their relationship.
- objclxt 13y agoOmni probably gets quite a bit of 'preferential treatment' from developer relations than the normal, average developer. In the case of Apple, this probably includes dev relations actually answering their e-mails, getting advance access to new features before they're announced (Apple sometimes likes to get third party devs to showcase their apps at their keynotes), and being able to obtain WWDC tickets without having to go through the usual stampede. I can understand why they wouldn't want to risk that by pulling all their apps from the App Store, and thus annoying Apple. Not saying it's right, just that I can understand.
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- glhaynes 13y agoSome of the buyers who buy through the Mac App Store would have bought directly from Omni instead, but the rest would have been lost sales. Also, just because more sales are done direct than via the MAS today, Omni may not expect it'll always be that way.