{"id":30285,"date":"2020-09-28T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T20:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30285"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T20:50:15","slug":"app-review-should-be-stricter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/28\/app-review-should-be-stricter\/","title":{"rendered":"App Review Should Be Stricter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tirania.org\/blog\/archive\/2020\/Sep-24.html\">Miguel de Icaza<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/migueldeicaza\/status\/1309245446985068548\">tweet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24584399\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tirania.org\/blog\/archive\/2020\/Sep-24.html\">\n<p>While some developers are upset with the Apple Store rejections, profiteers have figured out that they can make a fortune while abiding by the existing rules. These rules allow behaviors that are in either poor taste, or explicitly manipulating the psyche of the user.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>We now have a rule at home &ldquo;No free games or games with In-App Purchases&rdquo;. While this works for &ldquo;Can I get a new game?&rdquo;, it does not work for the existing games that they play, and those that they play with their friends.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>These dark patterns are not limited applications for kids, read the end of this post for a <a href=\"https:\/\/tirania.org\/blog\/archive\/2020\/Sep-23.html\">list of negative scenarios<\/a> that my followers encountered that will ring familiar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The App Store is simultaneously too strict (to be the sole source of apps for half of the mobile duopoly) and not strict enough (to be the curated, safe environment that it&rsquo;s often promoted as).<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/24\/apple-explains-benefits-of-the-app-store\/\">Apple Explains Benefits of the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/scam-apps-and-fleeceware\/\">Scam Apps and Fleeceware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/18\/app-consoles\/\">App Consoles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/how-to-improve-the-app-store\/\">How to Improve the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miguel de Icaza (tweet, Hacker News): While some developers are upset with the Apple Store rejections, profiteers have figured out that they can make a fortune while abiding by the existing rules. These rules allow behaviors that are in either poor taste, or explicitly manipulating the psyche of the user. 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