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And this is why Apple has lost its way. I doubt Steve Jobs would have allowed the situation to be handled so badly. Then again I may be wrong. The concept of

by Fuxy 13y ago

And this is why Apple has lost its way. I doubt Steve Jobs would have allowed the situation to be handled so badly. Then again I may be wrong. The concept of an app store is great for having all the apps in one place but it's prone to abuse when run by a company. There shouldn't be any reason other quality, viruses or spyware to reject an app. Refusing an app because its in competition with your product is anti-competitive and should be illegal.

rmc 13y ago
Anything Apples does wrong people are now saying "This wouldn't happen under Jobs". How quickly people forget the iPhone 4's antenna problem and Steve Job's response of "You're holding it wrong."
- Fuxy 13y ago
  You're comparing a irreversible hardware problem with a policy problem. Short of recalling all Iphone 4's there was nothing he could do. Why do you thing they gave out free rubber straps? That was them basically admitting they messed up. And no I'm not idolizing him I have never owned an Iphone or an apple product in general but he was a great leader.
  - rmc 13y ago
    > "You're comparing a irreversible hardware problem with a policy problem." Telling customers hold it differently http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8761240.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8761240.stm is a policy decision.
drob 13y ago
Excuse me? This exact behavior happened all the time when Steve Jobs ran Apple. Remember Google Voice, or the countless other apps that Apple banned from the walled garden for whatever reason? If anything, this is evidence that Apple hasn't changed.
- patrickk 13y ago
  Not to mention refusing an app, then ripping off the idea: http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Accused+of+Ripping+Off+Developers+Rejected+WiFi+Sync+App/article21871.htm http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Accused+of+Ripping+Off+Develo...
frabcus 13y ago
He definitely did - for example, Apple banned several cartoonists back in 2010. http://gawker.com/5524983/cartoons-banned-by-apple-a-gallery/ http://gawker.com/5524983/cartoons-banned-by-apple-a-gallery...
arrrg 13y ago
Random, weird rejections with no (or only a vague) explanation are prototypical Steve Jobs Apple. This policy is Steve Jobs Apple incarnate. This is one of the defining characteristics of an Apple under Steve Jobs. One has to be astonishingly unperceptive to not see this.

by Fuxy 13y ago

rmc 13y ago

Anything Apples does wrong people are now saying "This wouldn't happen under Jobs". How quickly people forget the iPhone 4's antenna problem and Steve Job's response of "You're holding it wrong."

Fuxy 13y ago
You're comparing a irreversible hardware problem with a policy problem. Short of recalling all Iphone 4's there was nothing he could do. Why do you thing they gave out free rubber straps? That was them basically admitting they messed up. And no I'm not idolizing him I have never owned an Iphone or an apple product in general but he was a great leader.
- rmc 13y ago
  > "You're comparing a irreversible hardware problem with a policy problem." Telling customers hold it differently http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8761240.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8761240.stm is a policy decision.

drob 13y ago

Excuse me? This exact behavior happened all the time when Steve Jobs ran Apple. Remember Google Voice, or the countless other apps that Apple banned from the walled garden for whatever reason? If anything, this is evidence that Apple hasn't changed.

patrickk 13y ago
Not to mention refusing an app, then ripping off the idea: http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Accused+of+Ripping+Off+Developers+Rejected+WiFi+Sync+App/article21871.htm http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Accused+of+Ripping+Off+Develo...

frabcus 13y ago

He definitely did - for example, Apple banned several cartoonists back in 2010. http://gawker.com/5524983/cartoons-banned-by-apple-a-gallery/ http://gawker.com/5524983/cartoons-banned-by-apple-a-gallery...

arrrg 13y ago

Random, weird rejections with no (or only a vague) explanation are prototypical Steve Jobs Apple. This policy is Steve Jobs Apple incarnate. This is one of the defining characteristics of an Apple under Steve Jobs. One has to be astonishingly unperceptive to not see this.