Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
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Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#2And I promise a million dollars to everyone who up votes this comment...doesn't mean I can actually do it. All this article says is the CEO of the company doesn't think Apple will shut them down but it notably stops short of saying they've gotten any guarantees from Apple to that effect.
So it basically says nothing of substance.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#3I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#4I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
I think that's the difference between a company's own terms of service versus a license that carries the weight of law. Apple may keep this language and continue to let Unity3d apps pass with a wink, though if I were a iPhone developer I'd find this uncertainty a bit too risky for business.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#5I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
You know the answer to that, but wish you did not.
I wonder who'll be the first to ask Apple to remove a competitor app because of 3.3.1.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#6This is a very misleading title, the CEO of Unity didn't promise 'Uninterrupted Service'
The only thing he said was:
We have a great relationship with Apple and will do everything we can to comply with Apple’s TOS (also, these are ‘beta TOS’, and these easily get changed) so that we can provide uninterrupted service to our more than 120K users.
Which means he will do everything they can to comply..the final decision is still in Apple's hands.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#7I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
Sure, they can do as they please.
Very few people assumed that this would apply to everyone but it does make it very risky base your business on breaking the rules and even more so to have you business make tools that does it.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#8This is a very misleading title, the CEO of Unity didn't promise 'Uninterrupted Service' The only thing he said was: We have a great relationship with Apple and will do everything we can to comply with Apple’s TOS (also, these are ‘beta TOS’, and these easily get changed) so that we can provide uninterrupted service to our more than 120K users. Which means he will do everything they can to comply..the final decision…
Well, that is a promise.
Edit because of downvoting:
I'm no expert in English but it seems that http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=promise defines promise as a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
Which is what Unity developers just did.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#9I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
Of course they are. And as long as your interests are aligned with that of Apple (making high quality apps and selling them for lots of $), they'll keep being approved.
Re: Unity CEO Promises ‘Uninterrupted Service’ in Wake of iPhone OS 4.0 TOS Change
#10I don't understand. 3.3.1 is very clear, is Apple allowed to pick and choose whom they want to enforce that clause on?
I think that's the difference between a company's own terms of service versus a license that carries the weight of law. Apple may keep this language and continue to let Unity3d apps pass with a wink, though if I were a iPhone developer I'd find this uncertainty a bit too risky for business.
It works out a whole lot better during a lawsuit if you can point to something in your TOS or contracts that justifies your behavior.
A more important version of this occurs in the TOS of social websites. You really, really want language that shows your intent to deal harshly / report people who threaten others.