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By: FrankCatalano

FrankCatalano — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:30:50 +0000

In reply to patrickj. Yes, that is correct....I must have missed Josh's comment when reading it. Nice article Patrick, this is a problem that needs to be solved soon. Sorry to switch the topic, but you guys need to review the "Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies", which was released today. It has multiplayer!!!

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:11:02 +0000

In reply to FrankCatalano. I might be misunderstanding, but I think you're saying roughly the same as Joshua Schnell argues and that I agree with as said in the post. Whether you call it testing or review process, there is vetting being done as to whether code is safe / sound, and no further 'gatekeeping' beyond that. Is that right, or am I missing what you're getting at?

By: FrankCatalano

FrankCatalano — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:56 +0000

I just think we would be better off to do away with the review process. I think there should be TESTING to make sure the app is compatible & will actually function. Other than that I would do away with these CRAZY guidelines for approving apps in the store. There are just too many great apps being rejected for no good reason. For instance, Google Voice, Apple claims it duplicates the Phone App functionality & it will confuse people. This is ridiculous considering there are numerous apps in the store right now which do just that, example Vonage. I know Vonage is not the same as Google Voice but they both have a phone dialer function in their apps…One got approved & one did not. There are numerous accounts of this happening everyday & I am getting tired of it. So Apple lock some smart people in a room & figure this crap out, sooner rather than later……..

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

In reply to bornslacker. Thought so - thanks for clarifying.

By: bornslacker

bornslacker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:21:36 +0000

In reply to patrickj. With Frank. I think there still needs to be a review, but a very limited one.

By: Diego Petrucci

Diego Petrucci — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:10:29 +0000

In reply to patrickj. Yeah i know it sounds stupid, but that's exactly what i need right now. I'm tired of spending hours to read iphone blogs or browsing the top whatever just to see if some cute app is released. And useful apps are becoming rare as gold. I don't wanna waste my time anymore. In short: too much crap. iphone is becoming the new Windows, lot of crap and ultra-rare gems

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:27 +0000

In reply to Diego Petrucci.

Yikes. Why on earth would we want Apple making another set of subjective judgements in order to choose 'the best' apps? Seriously that is absolutely not the direction I'd like to see things go. I want them less involved – much less – in any area beyond safety / soundness of code.

By: Diego Petrucci

Diego Petrucci — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:55:14 +0000

I don't know if it could work, but maybe apple should make a large selection of all the apps and pick only the best in every category, so the app store would be limited but crapless. Then, it should be possible to install apps that aren't in the store, like android is actually doing.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:46:12 +0000

In reply to steve. I think just about everyone would agree that there's tons of crap apps in the store, and I don't see any lack of correctness of any kind in saying so. Not sure that's something that can ever be 'dealt with' in any constructive way though,as it's always going to be so subjective as to what is and what is not worthy of being there.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:43:34 +0000

In reply to bornslacker. Are you disagreeing with me / what was said in the post, or with Frank's comment above? I think it's the latter, but not positive.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:47:39 +0000

The problem is not so much the approval process as it is in the crap that is in the store. I realize this may not be politically correct to assert but there is a lot of pure junk applications…one need only to read the reviews on many of these …need more useful apps….navigation is one of them…some programs that have real value in terms of its usefulness to the owners of the phone…get the junk out…

By: Diego Petrucci

Diego Petrucci — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:40:20 +0000

In reply to bornslacker. I totally agree with you. The AppStore Review MUST be improved, not scrapped

By: mobilechamps

mobilechamps — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:38:43 +0000

Hi
Both arguments are correct on their way . Apple should have authority of testing and approving the apps but at the same time they should also give some kind of freedom to developers.

mobilechamps.

By: bornslacker

bornslacker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:06:07 +0000

Sorry, I have to disagree. Do not scrap the whole review process. Do a quality check and a legal check and beyond that, don't block anything.

My iPhone is jailbroken so I have Google Voice (not that I really use the app… I don't want to fire up and app every time I want to make a phone call) and Google Navigation is coming to the iPhone eventually. (or so I've heard).

Does Apple need to be more open? Yes. Part of what makes the iPhone a winner is the fact that it is a closed system. Developers can spend their time on the app itself without having to spend time making their app compatible for 20 different hardware setups, with 20 different screen sizes.

It's good that some developers are taking a stand though, let's just hope Apple listens.

By: FrankCatalano

FrankCatalano — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:20:26 +0000

I say scrap the entire review process… There should be testing to make sure the apps work on the iPhone & that's basically it!!! I did manage to get my hands on Droid over the weekend & play around with it. It is really a solid phone & some of stuff is great like the notification system. I tend to buy a phone that fits my needs, & I am telling you the Droid is getting there. The browser needs some help & I love having my IPod all in one with my phone. I have been using Google Voice for a while now and I just love the functionality. I am one of those people still pissed about Apple rejecting Google Voice and I am finding myself more & more liking this Droid phone & what Google is doing with their OS. I also love the Google Navigation for FREE!!! So basically to sum my rant up, Apple needs to start doing things to keep me using my iPhone on AT&T. I need more openness & a better app approval process. Apple, give me Google Voice!!!