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Facebook 3.0 is here!
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Joe Hewitt says its probably gonna take to two weeks, and not to worry.
http://twitter.com/joehewitt/status/3521350728
http://twitter.com/joehewitt/status/3521350728
Joe Hewitt:
That's the model Apple should follow: innocent until proven guilty.
Approve all apps based on a shortlist of criteria that could be tested within minutes of browsing an app instead of having 2 Apple developers test each app in depth. If a developer releases a malevolent app, then ban them from the App store.
You have to pay a price of admission to be an App developer. Losing that money and losing the privilege of selling apps in the App Store would be enough of a deterrent for harmful minded developers.
I know Apple is trying to keep the iPhone virus free -- it's a high profile target -- but testing each upgrade of an App is ridiculous, specially from trusted developers. At most, test the first version in depth if need be, but not each point upgrade.
That's the model Apple should follow: innocent until proven guilty.
Approve all apps based on a shortlist of criteria that could be tested within minutes of browsing an app instead of having 2 Apple developers test each app in depth. If a developer releases a malevolent app, then ban them from the App store.
You have to pay a price of admission to be an App developer. Losing that money and losing the privilege of selling apps in the App Store would be enough of a deterrent for harmful minded developers.
I know Apple is trying to keep the iPhone virus free -- it's a high profile target -- but testing each upgrade of an App is ridiculous, specially from trusted developers. At most, test the first version in depth if need be, but not each point upgrade.
No, your not right.
I beta test for the dev who made SimplyTweet. He submitted an update before facebook did (days before I believe). Still hasn't been approved.
That is just one example. There are only 40 reviewers...it takes some time to get apps through the review process.
Idiot.
I guess you missed my point. Taking weeks for ANY app to be approved is bad for the consumer. And thats whats important, no? Who cares if its free, who the app is by, etc etc etc. If its taking weeks for something 'released' to get out to the end user, something is wrong. Regardless of whether it is a highly anticipated app like Facebook or something like the app you mentioned, it should be out within a week of Apple getting it, unless they find a fault with it.
Great post!
Too bad no one is listening at Apple...
Maybe they'll get sick of getting such stupid, whiny emails and actually come up with a system that works?Geez I am disappointed too how the update still isn't approved but emailing Jobs about it?
Maybe what will be a good idea, instead of scrapping the approval, let users opt in to use "unapproved" apps while they are pending official approval and make it so you have to search for the app, and they wont appear in the chart or be featured while they are pending approval, but if people look it up they can still download it? reading back... it sounds like a bad idea... haha, ill post it anyway
This is the only App that I use on a daily basis...this update could not come soon enough...even though it sucks that we wont see Push this side of 2009
at this rate be lucky to get 3.0 before xmas
I'll bet they're intentionally holding it back because of the number of devs using it as a benchmark: 'I submitted my app before FB but it was approved before mine! WTH??!?!' etc ...
yahoo released a statement (and later retracted it) that said they expect facebook to be released before the new version of yahoo chat, even though yahoo chat was submitted before facebook, so yes, they are