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chasm said:

Wow, did this go off-track in the comments!

Here’s a suggestion for Hey: Apple really hates it when obscure developers run to the press with their complaints instead of procedurally moving their concerns up the chain.

To me it does sound like some kind of misunderstanding, or maybe I don’t know how Hey’s pricing model works because I have zero interest in Hey’s products (or indeed, all third-party email and calendar products).

Try going through developer relations and maybe the matter will get resolved faster.

WWDR owns the App Store approval process.  What misunderstanding?  It's not up to Apple to decide something like this for a developer, separate apps vs one integrated one.   That's a design decision for the vendor.  This is Apple overstepping and trying to get away with it.

Voice input for text fields is restored after 4 or 5 betas where it was broken. 

beowulfschmidt said:

Did the union workers have a contract for the benefits they received?  If so, how can it be illegal for Apple to meet the terms of that contract?  Or did the contract include a provision that says "we get any benefits anyone else does" as well?

It wasn't about meeting terms of a contract, it was about the fact that Apple engaged in union-busting by refusing to even make the benefits a possibility.

clexman said:

I'd like to have my cake and eat it too.

What are you talking about?  Labor laws exist for everyone.

pjt1 said:

Total Bullshit. Apple employees have the best pay/benefit plan in the industry. These idiots haven't a clue and are damaging the employment of their coworkers. They need to quit and go work at Starbucks or their nearest supermarket. They'd be better off bagging groceries.

You're missing the point completely, aren't you?