If this is all true, does that mean Apple is now picking winners and losers? (Besides themselves of course, Apple's apps have always been chosen as the winner)
Maybe it's deciding what the losers are and just thins out the herd.
Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
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Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#22App Store development has me sort of offended. If I build it I’m not certain users can even try it unless apple (gatekeeper) decides their user base should. It’s certainly a walled garden and perhaps a reason I’ve steered my career away from mobile development.
We need to be able to use non-Apple app stores for iPhone.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#23> Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, fortune telling, dating, drinking games, and Kama Sutra apps, etc. already.
I had to double-take to see if this was really a statement from Apple... It was.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#24I guess the free market has spoken and what is wants is no more free markets. Apple is shooting itself in the foot with this. More choice in products is always better than less.
I disagree. What's worse than trying to pick between 10 different apps that do the exact same thing? Trying to pick between 11 different apps.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#25On Apple's side on this.
Sorry Firefox we already have a browser app
Sorry bank we already have a banking app
Sorry Democrats the Republicans have already done a politics app
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#26I guess the free market has spoken and what is wants is no more free markets. Apple is shooting itself in the foot with this. More choice in products is always better than less.
I disagree. What's worse than trying to pick between 10 different apps that do the exact same thing? Trying to pick between 11 different apps.
How would you know the 10 apps are really the best options?
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#27App Store development has me sort of offended. If I build it I’m not certain users can even try it unless apple (gatekeeper) decides their user base should. It’s certainly a walled garden and perhaps a reason I’ve steered my career away from mobile development.
The odds of rejection should be just another factor in your expected value calculation though.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#28> We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience. Apple has a point. Otherwise I would not be seeing tons of Calendar apps on the App Store. This looks like typical quality over quantity control here. Nothing to see here.
> Nothing to see here. Except there are no other marketplaces on which this developer can sell his app to iPhone users. That’s the issue. Apple has a stranglehold because they do not allow other app stores.
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Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#29Ah yes, encoutered that one before, for my "Guesstimate" app. Shake phone to estimate development time. They didn't seem to like the idea.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#30I guess the free market has spoken and what is wants is no more free markets. Apple is shooting itself in the foot with this. More choice in products is always better than less.
I disagree. What's worse than trying to pick between 10 different apps that do the exact same thing? Trying to pick between 11 different apps.
I face the same problem every time I buy mustard at the supermarket. Dozens of flavors to choose from and only so much money. The tyranny of choice is a small price to pay.