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Respected Developers Begin Fleeing the App Store

Posted by Soulskill on from the also-known-as-the-french-rush dept.

wiedzmin writes "Facebook's Joe Hewitt, Second Gear's Justin Williams, the long-time Mac software developer known as 'Rogue Amoeba' and other respected App Store developers have recently decided to discontinue their work on the platform, citing their frustration with Apple's opaque approval process. Continued issues with erroneous and snap rejections of applications and APIs are prompting more and more developers to shun the platform entirely. Though there are tens of thousands of other developers who have pumped out over 100,000 apps for the platform, continued migration away from iPhone development will most likely result in lower quality software."

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  1. They are all writing for Windows now... by tjstork · · Score: 5, Funny

    Same story... "Hi, I'm Mac guy, and I've got nothing to do...because I have no software..."

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    1. Re:They are all writing for Windows now... by Conception · · Score: 2, Funny

      Access, while perhaps not "so great/must have" doesn't really have a viable alternative on any other platform. There are a few projects, but as yet no contenders.

    2. Re:They are all writing for Windows now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      What software on Mac is "so great/must have" that there isn't a viable alternative for other platforms. Mac has a bunch of bullshit software that isn't worth paying for besides custom in house apps.

      Fixed that for ya.

    3. Re:They are all writing for Windows now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      iWalletEmptier

  2. Leaving the mac store? by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's an app for that.

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    1. Re:Leaving the mac store? by Rogerborg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Only for Android though.

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  3. I want to join in! by T+Murphy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I want to join the protest against iPhone apps. Is there an app for that?

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    1. Re:I want to join in! by courteaudotbiz · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nope, it's been rejected. Even Pre-rejected.

  4. Implications For Future iPhone Fart Apps? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Could this mean lower quality fart apps for the iPhone if all the Respected Fart App developers abandon Apple?

    1. Re:Implications For Future iPhone Fart Apps? by m.ducharme · · Score: 2, Funny

      Shouldn't you be in school?

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  5. Re:Irony by pohl · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's writing a user interface for his walled garden. He was complaining about somebody else's walled garden. That's totally different.

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  6. Re:Dear fleeing developers. by AdmiralXyz · · Score: 4, Funny

    and no one will tell you what you can, or cannot do.

    Except, of course, sell any software to Americans

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  7. Re:Losing customers as well? by TrancePhreak · · Score: 2, Funny

    You have described precisely why I chose Windows Mobile and keep a close eye on Android et al.

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  8. Re:So the flee ... by MobyDisk · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is no money to be made if Apple decides to reject your app.

  9. Re:Joe Hewitt abandoned developers by fucket · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm a hobbiest iPhone developer. The way I see it, the problem is not with Apple enforcing its unknown API restriction. The problem is with Apple *selectively* enforcing that particular restriction and many others.

    I'm a Hobbesian iPhone developer, so I really have no problems with my submission to Apple.

  10. Re:2010 Year of the linux by SanityInAnarchy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was going to attempt an insightful and informed response...

    But I am an early fan, and see the potential of paragraphs.

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