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"GV Mobile developer Sean Kovacs relays a phone call he had with Apple where he was notified of his app being removed from the iTunes store for duplicating buil
by zacharypinter 17y ago
"GV Mobile developer Sean Kovacs relays a phone call he had with Apple where he was notified of his app being removed from the iTunes store for duplicating built-in iPhone features."
It's worth noting that instead of actually addressing the AppStore approval process, apple is trying to get around the controversy by sending rejections by phone. The idea being that it's more difficult to show an official record of Apple saying what they said. Ironically, Google voice can help there with call recording :)
I wonder if Apple's worried about an upcoming lawsuit?
- tumult 17y agoMaybe. I wonder what happens if there's a ruling forcing them to stop stuff like this? Will it let them get out of whatever contractual agreements they've made with AT&T which are affecting their behavior in regards to the App Store? A part of me likes the idea that Apple will continue to make increasingly bad PR moves while discreetly pointing a finger at AT&T.
- jseifer 17y agoI know Apple has been arguably hostile towards developers with the app store approval process but it's got to be really demoralizing to have your app verbally approved by someone so high up and then taken out of the app store entirely after it's been available for a while. I wonder if any of these devs will release the apps for jailbroken phones?
- bkudria 17y agoLesson learned: If you pick up the phone and it's Apple, request an email or letter, and hang up. Or maybe, ask to start recording?
- snprbob86 17y agoIt would be easier to record if the call came in via Google Voice...