Effin' NDA now applies to rejection letters, too

F***K apple

*cough*

F*** APPLE.

Allo Android!

It's simple. Google offers an open platform called "Andorid." Developers will start putting their sweat and time into developing apps for Andorid, and less for iPhone, that is unless Apple lightens up.

Apple wants to control the entire experience on the iPhone, but that does come at a cost.

Bad move Stevie, baaaaaad move. This is gonna be a PR stinkbomb if Apple does not make nice soon.

I don't understand this stupid rejection policy of theirs. Why are they doing this? I can understand rejecting apps that are poorly written or apps that put iPhone security at risk but, why is Apple being such assholes about approving iPhone apps? Imagine if they did this with Mac apps. We wouldn't have anything.

Now that the Android SDK is up and running, and mobile software developers will soon have even more choice with the opening up of Symbian, I just wish to hell that the semi-literate underclass that's suddenly aggregated like pestilential houseflies around Apple's first truly "common denominator" offerings, the iPhone and iPod Touch, would just fuck off into the distance already.

With hindsight, I'm truly delighted that the hopelessly misguided John Scully rejected Bill Gates' plea to open up the MacOS and license it for general PC use. He spared us at least a decade of this incessant torrent of invective from nattering nabobs of negativism who, lacking the initiative to create or innovate themselves, sit on the sidelines berating any efforts to satisfy everyone, which is an impossible undertaking. This they will soon discover with their experiences on the other platforms - it will be a case of welcome to the Real World.

Here's hoping that the Naysayers "vote with their feet" sooner rather than later - I for one will be happy to see Apple Inc return to their traditional "niche product" status than saddled with all these "barbarians at the gate" with their pseudo-altruistic intentions, which simply trace the way to Hell.

This is the kind of thing that makes me just want to dump all my Apple gear.

It's nothing but a short term, short sighted money grabbing scheme. It's already almost impossible for developers to invest in App store products because they have no idea if they will even be accepted. But this kind of thing will just drive them straight to the Android platform.

Whatever happened to the innovative, open and exciting Apple of 5 years or so ago?

Well, I can't wait til somebody figures out how to flash the iPhone with Android... jumping ship.

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/me deletes iPhone SDK

I have a theory: Apple feels like there's way too many iPhone developers and wants to scare the bejezus out of them so they go back to developing desktop apps again.

It's no secret that many Indy mac developers have put their desktop apps aside so they could work on the "new shinny toy".

OK, I'm stretching things a bit, but it's fun ;)

- Nick -

Not knowing the specific terms of the NDA (because I haven't signed an NDA with Apple), I can't personally say if those terms were in the contract to begin with.

I think you're allowed to read it before signing it.