Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

#1

Post by slater » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 11:27 AM UTC

Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store
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Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 11:31 AM UTC

That really sucks, but it is the risk you take when you allow someone else a say in the operation of your business. If you want to have a solid income stream you'd do well to stay miles away from walled gardens where some flunky behind a desk can destroy your business with a click of their mouse.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by rimantas » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 12:53 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #2

That really sucks, but it is the risk you take when you allow someone else a say in the operation of your business. If you want to have a solid income stream you'd do well to stay miles away from walled gardens where some flunky behind a desk can destroy your business with a click of their mouse.

Indeed. Port it to Android and make a bunch of money there. Or in Nokia's OVI store.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by oscardelben » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 12:55 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #2

That really sucks, but it is the risk you take when you allow someone else a say in the operation of your business. If you want to have a solid income stream you'd do well to stay miles away from walled gardens where some flunky behind a desk can destroy your business with a click of their mouse.

I think what you're trying to say is to diversify your income. 100% security is just an illusion.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by drats » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:00 PM UTC

Absolutely disgraceful treatment of a very reasonable person.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by MWinther » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:06 PM UTC

Did anyone honestly believe that use of the VoIP in background API was going to be allowed for non-VoIP stuff, though?

Having said that, the rest of the story seems conflicting and with confusing back-and-forth.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by lukev » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:12 PM UTC

At this point, anyone who develops an iTunes app is bringing this on their own head. Apple's arbitrary stupidity is a known risk. If you don't want to get bit, then don't play with the pit bull.

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by cschneid » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:14 PM UTC

As much as this all sucks, it just seems like a reviewer clicked the wrong button. "Whoops, undo".

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by tomjen3 » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:18 PM UTC

How could he not know that this is what is going to happen when you develop for the Apple store? I mean the first few times, one could understand it - we assume others are reasonable - but this is story number, what 30?

Re: Rooms irc app removed after 4 minutes in app store

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Post by mfukar » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:19 PM UTC

Man, this is depressing. As are Apple's terms for the iPhone/iPad store. I'd advise anyone who wants to develop for the iPhone/iPad to stop dealing with iTunes, distribute their work themselves (free and open source) and invite people to jailbreak their products in order to install it.