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Treehouse itself was quoted in the post about Apple not allowing Android content.
But "Treehouse" is a company. Usually a human at a company sends an email. Who in Treehouse sent that update? Because then we can ask him/her what section of App Store guidelines they were supposedly violating.
You can find the authors blog post at http://hollylisle.com/apple-made-its-decision-my-turn/
What guideline is being broken? If there isn't a good reason (and I really struggle to think what it might be), this is just anti-competitive censorship. Edit: On the other hand, this seems so ridiculous that I need to question if it's accurate. Can Treehouse provide some proof that Apple said they can't have Android courses available in their app?
[1] http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/26/apple-bans-android-ma...
[2] http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/29/419-who-decides-what-gets-...
I would like to get an official statement by either company before I jump to conclusions. I seem to recall someone at google claiming that Apple had not yet approved the Maps app and it wasn't even submitted yet. Apple used to do a lot of sketchy stuff like this, so we all assume it's true. But until I see something official, then I'll hold judgement.
We teach Android at Treehouse as well, but Apple has refused to let us release the app while including Android content. At the time of review several other applications in the App Store included Android content, but in our case we were told it was against App Store guidelines to have Android content in our app.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/25/tech-education-startup...
I seem to recall someone at google claiming that Apple had not yet approved the Maps app and it wasn't even submitted yet. [citation needed]
Some tech "reporter" heard that some Googler was concerned that Apple may reject the app: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/05/google-maps...
Up next ... they're going to ban chrome and any app with a webview because you can access Android content! I am of course being facetious, but it sucks.
Like what they did with Google Now for iOS (the Siri competitor): http://www.geek.com/apple/google-now-for-ios-is-ready-but-ap...
They have always been good at sneaky stuff, like making iTunes slow for Windows... Then it's Windows fault :-) http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/05/15/0126252/itunes-stil...
And using an older webkit if a website is launched from the homescreen, so people would prefer native apps instead of websites. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/15/performance-of-web-apps-...
It's all about the experience of the user and apple knows that. In all the above stories, it's about bringing a bad experience to the end user and frustrating them, if they aren't doing it the "apple way".
Or just censoring it, if they have to..
I probably had one of the first iPhones and iPod's and as soon as i realized at what sort of company i gave money to.
I switched to Google. Never had any regret.
It's the same thing, an author who writes a business book (marketing), had to throw away a chapter about using amazon in your business before his book got allowed in the iBook store... You can find the authors blog post at http://hollylisle.com/apple-made-its-decision-my-turn/
It's probably the best way to do anything against (cr)Apple...
Link-bait title from an obvious splog network about a company looking for any kind of PR. From whom is that quote originating? Where is Apple's rejection letter? Which section of App Store guidelines they specifically violated? Edit: the link was changed from a TNW piece to an admittedly better story at tech.co
Be careful assuming everything in a rejection takes place in the official rejection letter. It can also take place over the phone as well, where nothing gets written down.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
But "Treehouse" is a company. Usually a human at a company sends an email. Who in Treehouse sent that update? Because then we can ask him/her what section of App Store guidelines they were supposedly violating.
There was a better link posted earlier today with all the information you are requesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6103149
What guideline is being broken? If there isn't a good reason (and I really struggle to think what it might be), this is just anti-competitive censorship. Edit: On the other hand, this seems so ridiculous that I need to question if it's accurate. Can Treehouse provide some proof that Apple said they can't have Android courses available in their app?
The guideline where when you sign up as a developer with Apple, you agree to a contract that says they can remove your content at any time if they feel like it.