Apple App Store rejection letters now with non-disclosure agreement fun
- September 24th, 2008
- 5 Comments
In a stunning turn of events, Apple has now started putting App Store rejection letters under non-disclosure agreements. That means if the developer whose app got rejected posts the rejection letter to his or her blog, Apple has the right to sue him or her out of existence.
This has now prompted the tired and predictable Organized Freakout by much of the blogosphere. Apple’s playing hardball, it’s not the same Apple that it used to be, etc. That, and there’s comparisons to how Apple runs the App Store and how Google runs the Android Market.
Random question: wouldn’t it be prudent to find a happy medium between Apple’s overbearing protection of the App Store and the anarchy that is the Android Market? Surely someone will step in and, “hey, this works well!”
And no, I don’t know what that says. Hopefully it isn’t too profane.
vacher denis (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Hi, I’m not a good programmer, but it seems to me that Facebook app or Bebo app are what you are looking for , I mean they inform you that it runs but that they are not responsible because it is a third party app.
Hai (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Who told you about this NDA, and are you actually allowed to discuss it?
Bruno Souto (Who am I?)
2 months ago
It says “DO NOT STIR”
The rest is too small, so i can’t read. :)
Yannick Desjardins (Who am I?)
2 months ago
This is getting ridiculous, Jobs is clearly loosing his marbles. This protectionist attitude of Apple is the reason I moved away from my beloved Mac LC II toward windows 3.1 a “few” years ago.
Chuck (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Dudes, Apple has been this way for years. As someone who has dealt with them in the past, I can say this is nothing new. I can’t say why though without getting sued.
What you really need to know is this. On the Apple comercials, you know, with the I’m a Mac, I’m a PC guys. Apple in no way is represented by the “cool” guy. Apple is very much the guy in the suit. Actually, a much more expensive suit.