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If you're a registered developer, you can read the just-published App Store Guidelines here: http://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guide... For those who aren't registered developers, it's basically a list of 189 rules, most in the form of "Apps that ... will be rejected"
I wish Apple would learn how to use the word "different".
Obviously, as on the mac, the market will ultimately decide. But remember these sort of cross-platform efforts are what has given us the UI abomination that is CS3 through 5.
This puzzles me. Why did they change them after a couple of months? I'm really wondering. Maybe now they will raise the bar for quality rejecting apps that do not follow guidelines or do not provide enough functionality? Sounds strange, but I cannot think about any other reason. EDIT: reading through the just published guidelines, it is exactly like this.
Does anybody have the links to the actual rules, since this press release, through welcome, is extremely light on details. If not, can we please not post something this light on content to HN in the future? Maybe instead wait for somebody who knows something to blog about it? I would hate for this to become a place to just post press releases.
The rules and app store review guidelines are both protected by the developer NDA so no one's going to be eager to post them. This mostly affects registered developers anyway (and I'd say there are a fair few on HN), for whom the rules are just a click away.
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The point was that Apple could have avoided much pain and suffering for all concerned if they had done the right thing in the first place. Now we just need to be able to run programs not purchased through the Apple store and access my iPod without having to use Windows, and I will have to take Apple of my "somewhat evil" list.
I disagree. Apple's stubbornness has its problems, and sometimes it's a pain. At the same time this uncompromising stances are common among those with strong believes and vision. And Apple has those (if you agree with their believes and vision is another story though ;) ). Case in point: the original Mac had no arrow keys to FORCE the developers and the users to change their frame of mind and make heavier use of the…
Which just goes to prove my point - I don't fit very well into the Apple box.
This is great news. But that said, we're still all at the mercy of Apple's changing the contract at any time without notice in future.
So, how about all those people that were supporting apples' right to run their app store the way they see fit and who said that there is no point complaining about it? I think this proves that complaining about stuff like this is well worth the effort, assuming that that - and not some backroom pressure - is what caused them to back off. They mention it in their release so I figure it must have been a major factor. e…
Does this mean no "lite" versions of games? That would affect tons of apps... unless Apple is about to come out with a way to bundle a lite version with your app.
Here they are: http://pastie.org/1148102 ("Use Pastie for good, not evil." - I think this is for good)
Thanks for posting these. Still too many rules for my taste. (Google also has too many rules, FWIW.)
So, how about all those people that were supporting apples' right to run their app store the way they see fit and who said that there is no point complaining about it? I think this proves that complaining about stuff like this is well worth the effort, assuming that that - and not some backroom pressure - is what caused them to back off. They mention it in their release so I figure it must have been a major factor. e…
Not sure about statement 2.9: "Apps that are "beta", "demo", "trial", or "test" versions will be rejected" Does this mean no "lite" versions of games? That would affect tons of apps... unless Apple is about to come out with a way to bundle a lite version with your app.
If there is a more fully featured version of the game available for another platform I can't really see how that could lead to trouble, but it may be worth a bit of investigation beforehand.