Apple now rejecting apps with Pebble Smartwatch support

Post by ebbv » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 4:47 PM UTC

jdmichal wrote: post #211

ebbv wrote: post #156

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I'm probably more progressive than most on HN, and would love to see big conglomerates broken up. But on this issue, I think the accusations of illegal activity are absurd for multiple reasons. 1) Apple does not have anything near total domination in the mobile arena. 2) Apple clearly has a right to control the content in their App Store. Whether that's removing offensive material or just material they don't like. 3)…

> If you want to go after Apple, go after the way they don't allow consumers to modify the software or install custom software on iOS. I agree, because this is practically the same issue. The app store isn't just a way to get iOS software, it's the only way to get iOS software. Which means that being rejected from the app store means you cannot provide your product to those consumers. Which means Apple rejecting prod…

Post by ChrisClark » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 4:50 PM UTC

lnanek2 wrote: post #196

zak_mc_kracken wrote: post #52

A good reminder of what it would be like if we lived in a world where there is no Android and iOS is a monopoly. Apple's anti competitive behavior puts Microsoft of the 90s to shame.

Google actually just stated they moved to in person reviews, so expect Android to get just as bad.

Post by mikeash » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 4:51 PM UTC

toxican wrote: post #218

mikeash wrote: post #90

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"By that logic" doesn't belong anywhere near a discussion of Apple review guidelines or behavior. The only thing they are consistent about when reviewing iOS apps is being completely inconsistent. You cannot point to the acceptance of one app as evidence that some rule isn't being applied to another app. Apple constantly rejects apps for claimed rule violations while allowing other apps through with identical violati…

It does belong because the claim is that Apple is actively denying apps that support Pebble (which is not true). If Apple were doing that, they'd have taken down the official Pebble app entirely. You're muddying the entire discussion bringing in the consistency of Apple's enforcement of rules or how fair the rules are. None of that matters in this discussion. What matters is that some dev made a wild claim that Apple…

Post by gambiter » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 4:54 PM UTC

loumf wrote: post #134

sesteel wrote: post #4

I am no lawyer, but this sounds like an antitrust lawsuit waiting to happen. Apple, IMO, should not be allowed to monopolize their platform in this way.

Should Walmart, who has 100% market share of people walking in a Walmart right now, have control over what is on their shelves? Should Disney have control over what stores are on Disney Main St.? iPhones are not the only choice, so if you don't like how they work, you can choose not to buy them (because they have significant competition). The reason there are laws that limit monopoly behavior is because you wouldn't…

Post by gambiter » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 4:57 PM UTC

sesteel wrote: post #13

gabeio wrote: post #8

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They didn't say the support had to be removed just the mentioning of the other platform.

It is still anticompetitive, suppressing information about a competitor's product helps the consumer in 0 ways.