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Apple Relaxes iOS Development Tool Restrictions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-complaints-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this year Apple caused major upset among developers by updating the iPhone developer program license with clause 3.3.1. It basically stopped the use of cross-platform compilers, meaning Adobe Flash could not be used to develop an app for the App Store. The move also put into doubt which other development platforms could be used and generally caused a lot of confusion. Apple has just significantly relaxed that policy and allowed for the use of development tools, as long as 'the resulting apps do not download any code.'"

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  1. More importantly by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Informative

    More importantly, developers will no longer have to second guess the reasons why apps may or may not be accepted. From the statement:

    "In addition, for the first time we are publishing the App Store Review Guidelines to help developers understand how we review submitted apps. We hope it will make us more transparent and help our developers create even more successful apps for the App Store."

  2. My favorite new guideline: Don't snitch by mliu · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think this line from the guidelines is pretty funny:
    "If your app is rejected, we have a Review Board that you can appeal to. If you run to the press and trash us, it never helps."

    So basically, don't snitch.

    To the contrary, however, in the past, it seems like running to the press and trashing them can really help get your app approved.

    See, e.g. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/04/16/2327219/Bad-PR-Forces-Apple-To-Reconsider-Banning-Mark-Fiores-App