nhughes

robjn said:

You write:
Kuo, who has a strong track record in predicting Apple's future product plans, was the first to report back in April that the iPhone X would boast a two-cell, L-shaped battery design.

This is is not exactly true, Kuo revealed the battery would be L-shaped but said nothing about it being “two-cell”. Actually, he gave the impression it was a new technology single cell L-shape. This is what was expected until the tear-down revealed it is just two regular batteries stuck together.

Kuo was, as usual, only half right and pushed his single-cell L-shape battery prediction back to next year.

SpamSandwich said:

nhughes said:

SpamSandwich said:

I don’t use your app, I always just go to the web site. Do you classify the AI app as a news app or an entertainment app?

You guys may have to decide if you’re going to be a source of journalism or a source of advocacy.

If you’re journalists, you should be able to cover the subject of jailbreaking without giving advice on HOW to jailbreak.

Also, the headline reads as petulant and childish. Surely it could be rewritten to be a bit more analytical and less emotional.

This article is clearly labeled as an editorial. We are a news website, and the app is listed in the news category. We didn't tell anyone how to jailbreak, either.

AppleInsider officially considers itself a news site?

Are single-source rumors news? Are press releases news? Are stories with affiliate links news? Just think some clarification may be needed, because none of these practices are recognized as standard journalism as far as I know. There are standards and practices which must be rigorously followed to be recognized as a news agency or organization:

https://www.ap.org/about/our-story/standards-and-practices

howieisaacks said:

Perhaps Apple Insider should stop glorifying jailbreaking. Apple has a right to protect their ecosystem, and if Apple Insider is going to work against that, then the app store rejection is well deserved.

Rayz2016 said:

nhughes said:

randominternetperson said:

Call me very skeptical.  What was the actual wording of the rejection?  Without a direct quote, I'm let to believe that the "reason" is speculation rather than Apple's justification.

StrangeDays said:

Seeing the actual wording of the rejection would be nice. As is it sounds like secondhand info -- that you're reporting on what your dev told you. But did you see the rejection personally? What did it say?

Why would we lie about this? What a weird reaction to have.

I am somewhat confused. 

What do they mean by “the app or its metadata contains information on jailbreaking”? Do you imbed the articles in the app? 

Did the reviewer open open the app, click on an article and then reject it because the article was about jailbreaking?

If that’s the case then this reviewer must be rejecting every app that touches the internet. 

1STnTENDERBITS said:

nhughes said:

randominternetperson said:

Call me very skeptical.  What was the actual wording of the rejection?  Without a direct quote, I'm let to believe that the "reason" is speculation rather than Apple's justification.

StrangeDays said:

Seeing the actual wording of the rejection would be nice. As is it sounds like secondhand info -- that you're reporting on what your dev told you. But did you see the rejection personally? What did it say?

Why would we lie about this? What a weird reaction to have.

I'm sure you have to find it a little humorous to be on the other side of the "defend Apple at all cost against all enemies" fans.  I'm sure someone will even question whether or not you changed your rejection notice.   It was pretty obvious, to me at least, that you wouldn't make an easily proven/ disproved claim that wasn't true.  It was also obvious the tone of your editorial was one of frustration and not accusation.