Apple Has Removed Dash from the App Store

Post by statictype » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 3:33 AM UTC

KirinDave wrote: post #281

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Can we drop the whole "need to eat" language when talking about software development? We're talking about people with abundant opportunity to make tons of money. Tugging on the heartstrings with "they need to eat" or "feed their families" is preposterously over the top rhetoric.

It is not the case that all developers have easy access to abundant income. It is at least as wrong to assume that is true as to assume that they are living hand to mouth.

Post by jamhan » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 3:39 AM UTC

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From what I understand, Apple doesn't force anyone. It's up to them to use it or not. They can always NOT deliver apps for iOS if they think 30% is too much.

Yes they do. This is why Spotify is more expensive if you subscribe through the app -- because they cannot take payment details through the app for digital goods/services. So any music streaming service that wants to try to compete with Apple music has to pay a tithe to Apple of 30% or miss out on half of America (or make customers jump through hoops). The 'you dont have to use it' comment is moot -- iOS accounts for…

Post by DiabloD3 » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 4:14 AM UTC

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Not allowing third party stores in the Store is a security feature because they can install APKs that have not passed through Google's security scanner. Google does not prohibit you from installing third party stores. Also, how are they using their dominance for search and browsers to do something? I can install Firefox on Android, I cannot install Firefox on iOS. I can do "Hey, Cortana" if I install Cortana on my An…

> I cannot install Firefox on iOS. Yes you can. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ios

Post by macarthy12 » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 4:16 AM UTC

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Someone probably thinks it's a manual for best practices.

The Metamorphosis: from best practices to disaster overnight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis

Post by awqrre » Thu, Oct 06, 2016, 4:20 AM UTC

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The thing the pisses me of about these cases is this: "I called them again and they said they can’t provide more information." They terminate your account and then they even refuse to tell you why. A basic human thing, a chance to fix the issue, but no. Go f* yourself from Apple and that's it.