I understand stripe and square if you aren't part of the SV echo chamber, but PayPal? Where does Apple find these reviewers?
The Apple Reaper
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#22One observation: The landlord gets to screw with their tenants at his whim, and you don't even have to expect minimum standards (such as basic intelligence) in your interaction with them. This is part and parcel of operating in a walled garden, and should be a conscious part of your decision making process when you work out if you want to work this way (or not).
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#23"Apple: “If your app is cross-platform, then 11.2 does not apply and this problem goes away" Me: "Really, so if I build an Android version and launch it, I’m good?" Apple: "Yes” Is the above right? Doesn't seem to hold. If it is so, why does the Kindle app still seem to obey the 11.2, despite being cross-platform?
Hey, I for one am glad Apple is encouraging developers to build apps for Android. Maybe developers will actually start developing for Android first, considering this keeps happening, and worst case scenario, they remain with the Android app, if Apple completely rejects it. If they have just the iOS app, they might just give up for good.
The fact that Google has just made a Java 2 Object-C translator tool and that there are now more Android devices in the wild than iOS devices, should be a couple of nice incentives as well to build the Android app first.
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#24"Apple: “If your app is cross-platform, then 11.2 does not apply and this problem goes away" Me: "Really, so if I build an Android version and launch it, I’m good?" Apple: "Yes” Is the above right? Doesn't seem to hold. If it is so, why does the Kindle app still seem to obey the 11.2, despite being cross-platform?
Hey, I for one am glad Apple is encouraging developers to build apps for Android. Maybe developers will actually start developing for Android first, considering this keeps happening, and worst case scenario, they remain with the Android app, if Apple completely rejects it. If they have just the iOS app, they might just give up for good. The fact that Google has just made a Java 2 Object-C translator tool and that the…
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#25I don't understand how it is possible that Stripe is not allowed to have this functionality but Square is. Certainly Square does not give 30% to Apple for every swipe.
The cross-platform bit is interesting though. This should send a clear message to developers that they should go with ANDROID FIRST.
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#26What's the feature exactly? :) (Never heard of the multiplatform thing before.. seems like bullshit)
The feature is that it allows you take payments from anyone by having them enter their CC, and deposit the funds as directed by your Stripe acct. Clearly not in-app purchases. The functionality is similar to Square, without the swipe.
Indeed.
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#27File an appeal with the App Review Appeal Board (or whatever it's called). It's pretty simple to do from iTunes Connect. Someone smarter than a robot will look into it and get back to you (my IAP appeal took ~14 days, but they did take precedent set by other apps into consideration and understood some nuanced arguments, so they might know what Stripe/Square etc are and how it matters)
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#28"Apple: “If your app is cross-platform, then 11.2 does not apply and this problem goes away" Me: "Really, so if I build an Android version and launch it, I’m good?" Apple: "Yes” Is the above right? Doesn't seem to hold. If it is so, why does the Kindle app still seem to obey the 11.2, despite being cross-platform?
I am also wondering about this one. It seems fishy..
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#29I don't understand how it is possible that Stripe is not allowed to have this functionality but Square is. Certainly Square does not give 30% to Apple for every swipe. The cross-platform bit is interesting though. This should send a clear message to developers that they should go with ANDROID FIRST.
Square employs a significant number of ex-Apple guys. That might have something to do with it :-)
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#30Then don't do business with a dictator as Apple is. There have been enough cases of "creative interpretations" of Apple's guidelines, against which you have nearly no handle.
So you have to blame yourself.