{"id":30025,"date":"2020-09-07T16:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30025"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:55:27","slug":"japanese-game-developers-complain-about-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/07\/japanese-game-developers-complain-about-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Game Developers Complain About App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Bloomberg<\/a><\/em> reports that some developers in the Japanese gaming market have been emboldened by the dispute and are becoming more vocal about their own concerns, which including Apple’s 30% commission rate and inconsistent enforcement of App Store policies.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

According to game developers in Japan, Google’s Play Store offers a smoother approval process and better communication than the App Store. Some developers even rely on a third-party service called iOS Reject Rescue, which helps them navigate through Apple’s approval process if their app is rejected.<\/p>

“Apple’s app review is often ambiguous, subjective and irrational,” said Makoto Shoji, founder of PrimeTheory, which provides the rejection service. “While Apple will never admit it, I think there are times when they simply forget an item’s in the review queue or they intentionally keep it untouched as a sanction to a developer giving them the wrong attitude,” Shoji told Bloomberg.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

For a 30 percent cut of all revenue passing through the App Store, and mandatory use of Apple’s payment processing, none of these complaints should exist. It’s perfectly reasonable to demand better service from a platform that charges high fees.<\/p>\n

What I read here is that these Japanese developers expect to feel respected by Apple, and they don’t.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Relations between Apple and developers may be at an all-time low. Developers don’t feel respected by Apple at the moment, which has threatened them<\/a> and minimized their contributions<\/a>. And the loss of respect has been mutual, after the recent<\/a> incompetence<\/a>, lies to Congress<\/a>, and misrepresentations to the press<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n