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SVT creates web site to get their iPhone app approved

37 points by henriklied 17y ago

Nervetattoo 17y ago
Great way to promote themselves. My first thought was "I gotta have that app" (had I been an iphone user). The execution is good as well.
henriklied 17y ago
Hmm, the link suddenly started sending me to Facebook. Anyone else? Didn't happen when I went directly to http://dearstevejobs.com http://dearstevejobs.com
- lutorm 17y ago
  works for me.
joubert 17y ago
Steve may not be able to approve it (assuming he uses Safari). When I go there, I get the following errors in the Safari console: XHR finished loading: "http://www.dearstevejobs.com/service/ajax/AjaxAPI.php http://www.dearstevejobs.com/service/ajax/AjaxAPI.php. Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.dearstevejobs.com/en http://www.dearstevejobs.com/en from frame with URL http://www.facebook.com/extern/login_status.php?api_key=0124c15de178f54f6b852dd791d910f1&extern=2&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dearstevejobs.com%2Fxd_receiver.htm&locale=en_US http://www.facebook.com/extern/login_status.php?api_key=0124.... Domains, protocols and ports must match. b.static.ak.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/z3C61/hash/7a40oc19.js:22XHR finished loading: "http://www.facebook.com/ajax/wallkit_get.php http://www.facebook.com/ajax/wallkit_get.php.
- warfangle 17y ago
  Nah, he just won't be able to connect his facebook account.
luddep 17y ago
SVT.
PStamatiou 17y ago
Silly me for thinking this would be an article about Ford's Special Vehicle Team (the high-perf division responsible for the Cobra et cetera)
- shpxnvz 17y ago
  Not that silly, that was why I clicked through as well. I was quite curious to see what sort of app they made.
orionlogic 17y ago
It seems the latest trend in application approval; Direct or Indirect ( in this case) letter to S. Jobs. I wonder when he will fed up and change the whole process.
vaksel 17y ago
not saying much for their app, when their site doesn't even seem to work properly.
- houseabsolute 17y ago
  Be specific! :)
Entlin 17y ago
A Swedish programmer creates an app to be used in Sweden on a Swedish network by Swedish people. Everybody wants it, but they can't. One person far far away has the power to suppress the app for no reason whatsoever, indefinitely. What a great system...
- eru 17y ago
  It's an American phone.
  - RyanMcGreal 17y ago
    Is it for sale in Sweden?
    - nixy 17y ago
      Yes.
- martythemaniak 17y ago
  And yet you'll find no shortage of fanboys who'll go to great lengths about how great the system actually is.
  - tjogin 17y ago
    Do you mean to say that there are plenty of fanboys who will go to great lengths about how great the AppStore review process it, that is to say that it is without flaws? Because in all seriousness, I haven't seen any. Even hardcore fans of Apple universally acknowledge that the AppStore approval process is broken.
- yumraj 17y ago
  Two words, choose your pick: 1) jailbreak 2) android
alanthonyc 17y ago
Poll on the site: Do you want Steve Jobs to approve the app? - No - Sorry, the No button doesn't seem to be working. haha (Full disclosure: I clicked on "Absolutely")
- telemachos 17y ago
  I didn't try the "No" button, but I was amused to see that you are allowed (actually encouraged) to vote more than once. Chicago style polls: vote early and often.

37 points by henriklied 17y ago

Great way to promote themselves. My first thought was "I gotta have that app" (had I been an iphone user). The execution is good as well.

henriklied 17y ago

Hmm, the link suddenly started sending me to Facebook. Anyone else? Didn't happen when I went directly to http://dearstevejobs.com http://dearstevejobs.com

lutorm 17y ago
works for me.

joubert 17y ago

Steve may not be able to approve it (assuming he uses Safari). When I go there, I get the following errors in the Safari console: XHR finished loading: "http://www.dearstevejobs.com/service/ajax/AjaxAPI.php http://www.dearstevejobs.com/service/ajax/AjaxAPI.php. Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.dearstevejobs.com/en http://www.dearstevejobs.com/en from frame with URL http://www.facebook.com/extern/login_status.php?api_key=0124c15de178f54f6b852dd791d910f1&extern=2&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dearstevejobs.com%2Fxd_receiver.htm&locale=en_US http://www.facebook.com/extern/login_status.php?api_key=0124.... Domains, protocols and ports must match. b.static.ak.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/z3C61/hash/7a40oc19.js:22XHR finished loading: "http://www.facebook.com/ajax/wallkit_get.php http://www.facebook.com/ajax/wallkit_get.php.

warfangle 17y ago
Nah, he just won't be able to connect his facebook account.

luddep 17y ago

SVT.

PStamatiou 17y ago

Silly me for thinking this would be an article about Ford's Special Vehicle Team (the high-perf division responsible for the Cobra et cetera)

shpxnvz 17y ago
Not that silly, that was why I clicked through as well. I was quite curious to see what sort of app they made.

orionlogic 17y ago

It seems the latest trend in application approval; Direct or Indirect ( in this case) letter to S. Jobs. I wonder when he will fed up and change the whole process.

vaksel 17y ago

not saying much for their app, when their site doesn't even seem to work properly.

houseabsolute 17y ago
Be specific! :)

Entlin 17y ago

A Swedish programmer creates an app to be used in Sweden on a Swedish network by Swedish people. Everybody wants it, but they can't. One person far far away has the power to suppress the app for no reason whatsoever, indefinitely. What a great system...

eru 17y ago
It's an American phone.
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago
  Is it for sale in Sweden?
  - nixy 17y ago
    Yes.
martythemaniak 17y ago
And yet you'll find no shortage of fanboys who'll go to great lengths about how great the system actually is.
- tjogin 17y ago
  Do you mean to say that there are plenty of fanboys who will go to great lengths about how great the AppStore review process it, that is to say that it is without flaws? Because in all seriousness, I haven't seen any. Even hardcore fans of Apple universally acknowledge that the AppStore approval process is broken.
yumraj 17y ago
Two words, choose your pick: 1) jailbreak 2) android

alanthonyc 17y ago

Poll on the site: Do you want Steve Jobs to approve the app? - No - Sorry, the No button doesn't seem to be working. haha (Full disclosure: I clicked on "Absolutely")

telemachos 17y ago
I didn't try the "No" button, but I was amused to see that you are allowed (actually encouraged) to vote more than once. Chicago style polls: vote early and often.