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According to developers, Apple has sent them out the following note:
We are pleased to introduce the App Store Resource Center, a single destination designed to make it easier for you to find details on everything you need to know about distributing your app on the App Store — from how to prepare for app submission to managing your app once it’s been posted.
Make sure you also check out the News and Announcements section of the iPhone Dev Center for tips on submitting your apps to the App Store, turnaround time for app review, new program features, and guidance on everything from development and testing to distribution and marketing.
Is this one more sign of Apple making tangible improvements to the App Store review process? Developers, let us know!
[Thanks anonymous tipster!]
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Apple Introduces App Store Resource Center for Develpers
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Google contradicts Apple, states Apple rejected Google Voice originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google contradicts Apple, states Apple rejected Google Voice originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris has sent TiPb a response to the now fully public Google FCC disclosure, which Dieter posted earlier today.
“We do not agree with all of the statements made by Google in their FCC letter. Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application and we continue to discuss it with Google.”
So it’s either Apple-said/Google-said, some broken-telephone (the irony!) between the two companies, or a mix of both?
Regardless of the “was it rejected or is it still being studied” tempest, Google Voice and Google Latitude remain absent from Apple’s App Store, and all companies seem to agree on the reason: they duplicate what Apple considers to be core functionality of the iPhone, and that’s something Apple currently doesn’t want to see duplicated.
Since it’s Apple’s product, that’s their prerogative (especially if they consider Google competitive in this space), though if Google Voice and Google Latitude are features a user needs, they’re not going to consider an iPhone. When/if that becomes a huge portion of the user base, Apple may have to reconsider. Either way, Google is still going ahead with WebApp versions for now and everyone else is just going to have to wait and see..
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Apple Responds to Full Disclosure of Google FCC Response
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Odds and ends, iPhone, Graphic Design, iPod touch
We've discussed Ten One Design's Pogo Stylus and Pogo Sketch before; they're great if you like to sketch and need a finer brush than your finger can provide. Fashion alert! Pogo Stylus / Pogo Sketch now in hot pink originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Fashion alert! Pogo Stylus / Pogo Sketch now in hot pink originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In a post on their official blog, Google has let the world know that, “in the interest of transparency,” they’re allowing the FCC to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request to fully publish their response about the whole Google Voice Rejection Brouhaha, and it’s an interesting read, to say the least. You can grab the PDF of the letter right here.
The letter, which had been previously redacted, claims that not only did Apple fully reject both Google Voice and Latitude, but the rejection came after conversations between top executives, including Phil Shiller. This contradicts Apple’s claim that they had not rejected the apps, but merely reviewing them in a more extensive way.
The reason for the rejections (as Google calls them) is what you probably expected: “duplicate functionality.” Google writes:
Apple’s representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejected because Apple believed the application duplicated the core dialer functionality of the iPhone. The Apple representatives indicated that the company did not want applications that could potentially replace such functionality
The story is much the same for Google Latitude, but has a bit more shadenfreude to it since the functionality that’s being duplicated is “a version of Google Maps.” Google also details the dates of calls, emails, and in-person conversations between Alan Eustace of Google (VP of Engineering and Research) and Phil Schiller of Apple (VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, but you knew that).
So… the worm and turned and Google’s letting the world know they feel rejected. How do you feel after this latest development?
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Google Says Apple Did Fully Reject Google Voice
