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”I have only one major complaint with the App Store, and I can state it quite simply: the review process needs to be eliminated completely.
Joe Hewitt, via christopherdwhite
This is probably the worst solution I’ve heard proposed so far to the App Store’s problems. It would be like hanging a sign on your front door that says “thieves, rapists, and murderers welcome. No really, make yourselves at home.”
The World Wide Web that Hewitt says has “served millions and millions of people quite well” is precisely the thing that could decimate the App Store. After all, as a medium, it’s responsible for tainting Windows’ reputation as a magnet for viruses and scammers.
The iPhone and iPod touch are two of the hottest gadgets right now, and the App Store is unquestionably the most successful mobile software platform yet. Now consider that every iPhone and most iPod touches contain very viral tech like an always-on cellular network and Bluetooth. Then pile on the fact that every iPhone or iPod touch is tied deeply to an iTunes Store account, which is powered by either a credit card or PayPal, and you have what is probably a more appealing target for malware writers than the PC.
There is no arguing that, despite its massive success, the App Store and its review process are not marred by a number of fundamental problems. But opening the floodgates to much larger problems in a fit of frustration is precisely the thing Apple should not do.
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”I suspect that almost every complaint people have about the App Store is related to the fact that Apple set it up practically overnight by the standards of a large software project. They’re making it up as the go along, and it shows.
Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Weblog, Buzz Anderson replying to Daniel Jalkut’s App Store Mercenaries piece
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”Just got back from a few days without Internet and the government is asking Apple about app rejections. I should do this more often.
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A letter I submitted to apple.com/feedback/iphone.html:
What the hell are you thinking by ripping GV Mobile out of the store after tons of customers have paid for it, and denying Google’s official Google Voice app? I bought GV Mobile, are you going to rip it out of my iPhone too? And are you going to keep my money when you do it? You guys have pulled a lot of stunts in the last year but this is getting ridiculous. Do you hate your customers? Do you hate your developers? You created this great store, but you’re shitting on the two groups of people who are directly responsible for making it something to brag about. The App Store and the iPhone would be absolutely nothing without apps like GV Mobile, which is a great app for a truly wonderful and innovative service from Google.
I’m a massive Apple fan. I’ve owned probably 6 PowerBooks, MacBooks, and MacBook Pros over the years. I have a Mac Pro, an Apple TV, and my wife owns an iPhone 3G. I’ve owned at least one of every generation iPod—literally, every generation—and our iTunes library just crept past the 500GB mark. But I have never been so ashamed of Apple as a company as I am now in light of the debacle you call an App Store. I would have no problem with dropping your products and AT&T for companies that don’t treat their customers like dirt.
The App Store, iPhone, and iPod touch are wonderful new products, but you’re tearing their foundation apart brick by brick. Your policies could not be any more hostile towards both your developers and your customers, even if they included a weekly beating from an AppleDon’tCare representative. Stop this.
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Went to the BMW dealer. Told them their cars should totally be $0.99, spat on the carpet and walked out.
Am I doing it right?
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Reason #4 the App Store exists: The “Publisher Identity” verification systems of platforms like Windows Mobile and Adobe AIR have completely failed.
Completely.
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”The fact that it takes over a week for an new application, or a maintenance release to get to customer’s hands is completely unacceptable. If Apple cannot offer a 24 hour turnaround time after 8 months and 1 billion downloads, something has to change.
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This discussion about changing the App Store’s rating system to “yes, neutral, no” or even “thumbs up or down” is silly. Do you absolutely love every app you use? Do you absolutely hate each one? No, your reaction is complex and derived from how useful an app is, how well its UI is executed or how badly it fails, whether it has a little ways to go before it provides the right experience, and much more. It doesn’t matter how unlikely (though still possible) for an app to get a one- or five-star rating. Life is not black and white.
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Is “Unless You Are Being Attacked By A Terminator” the new In The Butt? *hopes*
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VERY FUNNY guys.
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