Why is Apple acting like an asshole?

Post by lanevorockz » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 7:53 AM UTC

calcifer wrote: post #14

lanevorockz wrote: post #6

Apple greatest asset is the accessibility to a large market. In return to the loyalty of the clients they do an excellent work in validating apps for isolation, privacy and vetting. Technology is not magic and bugs exist, so Apple chose this methodology for their store. If companies are able to hijack this process by uploading assets it could be easy to exploit. We are talking about a personal phone not a remote comp…

This comment doesn't seem to have anything to do with the article, which is about the short launch window for iOS 14 and issues surrounding that. Are you simply reacting to the title?

Post by Apocryphon » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 7:55 AM UTC

lanevorockz wrote: post #21

calcifer wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment doesn't seem to have anything to do with the article, which is about the short launch window for iOS 14 and issues surrounding that. Are you simply reacting to the title?

Just trying to give the context of why Apple is so protective to the App Store and why these lead them to do some unreasonable decisions. I wanted to break the preconception that software is just inherently secure. If anything it's super brittle and the continuous delivery cycle has its downsides.

Post by novok » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 7:56 AM UTC

risyachka wrote: post #19

akmarinov wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some apps (Pokemon Go) just crash on launch on 14 without updates.

IOS 14 for developers was available for a long time. Also this is a norm with all SDKs, engines, tools etc - new versions always have new bugs that will be fixed in updates. Especially considering that only a small percent usually updates to new version of OS in first few days.

Post by saagarjha » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 7:59 AM UTC

novok wrote: post #25

risyachka wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IOS 14 for developers was available for a long time. Also this is a norm with all SDKs, engines, tools etc - new versions always have new bugs that will be fixed in updates. Especially considering that only a small percent usually updates to new version of OS in first few days.

Uptake is very rapid, and new bugs can show up between a beta and a GM release of iOS. It's not enough baking time to test against a GM version of iOS and successfully submit an update to the app store that is accepted and reviewed that is the issue here. Imagine if your app crashes on launch with iOS 14 GM and does not on the latest beta, your business has been materially effected as a result.

Post by saagarjha » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 8:01 AM UTC

pubkraal wrote: post #5

I fail to see the point, as far as I know Apple has been vocal about iOS since WWDC and typically releases the OS relatively quick after events. The beta's been out and available for every iOS developer for months in order to prepare for this. There's enough to rib on Apple on, but this really doesn't seem like one?