Comments on: Apple’s Terrifying App Store Rejection Policy: Because We Said So

By: john

john — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:38:32 +0000

now i am afraid of passing my first app…

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:36:59 +0000

@icebike While what you say may be true Apple, unlike Microsoft, isn’t saying you can’t create or use the app. They’re saying they will not distribute it FOR you to be used by OTHERS. Not quite the same.

By: BarryP

BarryP — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:22:09 +0000

This would be pretty clear cut if the app would have been called “What Would Steve Do”! Apple should have been clearer in their explanation, but an app that capitalizes on someone else’s identity has no place. Changing the name would be the obvious solution – nothing more.

By: maniacfive

maniacfive — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:21:02 +0000

Whats really terrifying is the amount of **** and scandoulous apps that get through that amount to little than a con. iDoom, being one of them, the app author, has published loads of apps, all of them absolute ****, and iddon was originally so misleading and ambiguously labelled that you’d have been very surprised to discover it was just sound effects from the games, rather than the games. The description has been changed now, presumably to fend off complaints. But seriously, how can apple even let that stand when made aware of it, let alone in the first place.

40k apps in the app store, yeah thats amazing, but not if 35k of them are cons.

By: Truth

Truth — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:04:24 +0000

@Dmys

So is that 50,000 apps figure a bit of a stretch?

By: Dmys

Dmys — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:35:59 +0000

There should be way more applications that should have been rejected………

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:08:21 +0000

@Monty: Post #2

I think your percentages are just about right on the money.

I'm amazed at the number of flashlights. Especially since a blank page in Safari serves the same purpose.

By: Monty

Monty — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:58:21 +0000

@Truth

Just wishful thinking on my part. ) I’m constantly amazed that people waste time making junk like iFart and similar completely useless apps. What’s even more amazing is that there are actually mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging morons out there that buy the trash. It’s just more proof that we’re doomed as a species.

By: Truth

Truth — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:55:03 +0000

@Monty

Why would they do that? It would get rid of 99% of the apps in the app store.

By: CharFeld

CharFeld — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:54:23 +0000

Maybe in this case that’s just Apple’s polite way of saying your app is a piece of **** and so are you for wasting our time.