Actually, you may be right. I seem to remember rumors of a new Social.app from Apple ...
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Actually, you may be right. I seem to remember rumors of a new Social.app from Apple ...
Well that's just dumb then, if this is the case and they want to delay facebook because of Apple's agenda?
Mad Mac Maniac
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August 31st can't come soon enough.
august 31st?? is that the new rumor?
The reason why updates are probably taking so long now, is because apple has had to work on defending their approval process to the FCC. That probably put some things on hold or at least slowed it up. Has anybody else noticed that there have been a LOT fewer updates this past week than there were in the past? I don't think that's a coindedence. I just hope we get the fb update by the weekend...
I heard from a very trusted source that it was held up due to some minor issues; but has now been cleared for release. Apple wants it out before Snow Leopard; and thus it is supposed to be pushed out today at 12:00pm (noon) so that everyone has it by Friday.
august 31st?? is that the new rumor?
No, that's just the date of my fantasy draft.
That is why the approval process is taking too long as your 'friend' is too busy on facebook leaking information like that...meh
Yeah, I should have known better then to trust him... that piece of "information" really stank!
Mad Mac Maniac
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I just heard from a VERY reliable source that the fb app is supposed to come out at precisely 5pm EST on Tuesday August 25th!!! I'm So excited!!!
Funny that he just told me the same.
lies
I asked whether it was rejected or not because someone said it was rejected... but I didn't believe him
Mad Mac Maniac
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I would hope and assume that Apple has the process streamlined enough so as soon as they click the "approve" button, then BAM it appears!
You assume wrong. The approval process is very convoluted and apps get rejected for sometimes crazy reasons.
Take a look at the blog of this guy who is working on bringing the excellent KeePass application to the iPhone. He has written very simple instructions on how to load a sample data file into the app and Apple has rejected it now four times because they don't understand how to do it.
Ultimately he had to make a video showing how to do it and they still haven't approved his app which was initially submitted over eight months ago.
http://ikeepass.de/
Mad Mac Maniac
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I don't see how that has anything to do with having seperate teams to approve apps and then add them to the app store...
I think we all know by know that the app approval process is long and complex, but I'm saying that when they finally get the green light and give the official STAMP of approval. That the app would just automatically be released to the app store, maybe with an hour or two delay.