They changed the app. Also, he contradicts himself many times: (Blog entry)
Friday, April 5th was the day Apple decided to pull AppGratis out of the App Store, leaving our 12 million iOS users wondering where one of their favorite apps had gone, my 45 employees wondering if they’d still have a job next week, my partners and investors in shock, and myself with an absolutely crazy situation to deal with, thousands of miles away from our headquarters.
First, 12 million iOS users are not wondering where their app went, it is still there on their devices. I suspect all they need to do is a) remove the notifications b) add other value to the app that extends the app store. Then they are back.
My take on this is that instead of blaming Apple for all of his issues, it would be better to ask 'How can I have my app play by the published rules'. The above just sounds like an attempt to pressure Apple into making an exception.
I can't find any UI or functionality changes to the app that were different than the previous version. It functions exactly the same as it did before the last round of updates. I believe the last listed changes were for bug fixes and stability.
When you have millions of satisfied users (like me) who tell friends about it, and it's now gone from the App Store, we wonder why it can't be found when a friend or relative tries to find it. So, I wouldn't consider that contradictory. I've told several people about AppGratis who ended up getting it.
My take on this is that instead of blaming Apple for all of his issues, it would be better to ask 'How can I have my app play by the published rules'. The above just sounds like an attempt to pressure Apple into making an exception.
I wasn't arguing who was at fault here. I was arguing against your statement that he was likely surprised when they initially approved the app. They are probably already doing what you just suggested.
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Originally Posted by Rob Bonner
They changed the app. Also, he contradicts himself many times: (Blog entry)
First, 12 million iOS users are not wondering where their app went, it is still there on their devices. I suspect all they need to do is a) remove the notifications b) add other value to the app that extends the app store. Then they are back.
My take on this is that instead of blaming Apple for all of his issues, it would be better to ask 'How can I have my app play by the published rules'. The above just sounds like an attempt to pressure Apple into making an exception.
I can't find any UI or functionality changes to the app that were different than the previous version. It functions exactly the same as it did before the last round of updates. I believe the last listed changes were for bug fixes and stability.
When you have millions of satisfied users (like me) who tell friends about it, and it's now gone from the App Store, we wonder why it can't be found when a friend or relative tries to find it. So, I wouldn't consider that contradictory. I've told several people about AppGratis who ended up getting it.
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Originally Posted by Rob Bonner
My take on this is that instead of blaming Apple for all of his issues, it would be better to ask 'How can I have my app play by the published rules'. The above just sounds like an attempt to pressure Apple into making an exception.
I wasn't arguing who was at fault here. I was arguing against your statement that he was likely surprised when they initially approved the app. They are probably already doing what you just suggested.