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Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by m463 »

admax88q wrote: post #12

I'm starting to suspect were hitting peak Apple. It feels like they might be pushing in app purchase through apple pay as their means for continued revenue growth rather than product innovation.

Personally I think it was right around 2011 or so, maybe continue to coast up afterwards.

My personal favorites were the 2010-2012 mac pro. keyboard on first generation macbook pro with keys that were concave not flat. unibody on later macbook pro - the one with ports and sd card. I will say the iphone peaked for me at the iphone 8, which is relatively recent.

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by dan1234 »

MatthewElvey wrote: post #22

Of the last 25 reviews, 24 are one star. Is there a tool for charting iOS App Store reviews over time to look for weird patterns?

I’ve not heard if this app before today but, going by the reviews, it seems pretty shady to have this available in the UK App Store when it can only help with US legal issues (which you don’t find out about until you’ve scanned your credit card and started a subscription).

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by onion2k »

hyperbovine wrote: post #17
grishka wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unless they reverse their course themselves, it's only a matter of time before they're deservedly hit with antitrust.

Antitrust with 13% market share. Good luck explaining that one to the judge.

"Apple controls 100% of the iOS software market. This antitrust case is not about phones, instead it's about iOS software, and we shall demonstrate very clearly how Apple are abusing their total monopoly on that particular product."

That was really easy, and I'm not even a lawyer.

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by rimliu »

onion2k wrote: post #25
hyperbovine wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Antitrust with 13% market share. Good luck explaining that one to the judge.

"Apple controls 100% of the iOS software market. This antitrust case is not about phones, instead it's about iOS software, and we shall demonstrate very clearly how Apple are abusing their total monopoly on that particular product." That was really easy, and I'm not even a lawyer.

It shows, that you are not a lawyer.

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by onion2k »

rimliu wrote: post #26
onion2k wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Apple controls 100% of the iOS software market. This antitrust case is not about phones, instead it's about iOS software, and we shall demonstrate very clearly how Apple are abusing their total monopoly on that particular product." That was really easy, and I'm not even a lawyer.

It shows, that you are not a lawyer.

I didn't charge $600 for that post so obviously I'm not.

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by jimnotgym »

floatingatoll wrote: post #16
pwinnski wrote: post #5

Update: It was indefensible, and Apple has already reversed course. It's a shame it sometimes takes twitter outcry for the right thing to happen, but at least the right thing happened. This seem indefensible at first blush. The app has been available as-is for years, so if the explanation given him is correct, it's a really bad look for Apple.

Making an error, and then correcting that error 4 hours later, is certainly many things. "Unfathomably rapid" comes to mind as my first response.

If he hadn't got a large following on Twitter would it have been rapid?

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by megablast »

dan1234 wrote: post #23
MatthewElvey wrote: post #22

Of the last 25 reviews, 24 are one star. Is there a tool for charting iOS App Store reviews over time to look for weird patterns?

I’ve not heard if this app before today but, going by the reviews, it seems pretty shady to have this available in the UK App Store when it can only help with US legal issues (which you don’t find out about until you’ve scanned your credit card and started a subscription).

This is true, but you don’t want to limit your app by country store. Plenty of Uk people moved to the us, and they still use the Uk App Store.

Re: Apple removes then restores DoNotPay app in the App Store

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Post by chii »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #7

This demonstrates the amazing power of social media. It only took 2-3 hours for one of the largest, most powerful corporations, to reverse their decision.

This demonstrates that unless you're big enough to garner large social media outcry, you don't matter and can be trampled over by a corporation easily.

we have the law and court for a reason, and i think the public should have more access to it to demand justice and fair treatment. So that all entities of all sizes have equal access to it.

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