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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by ianamartin on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:38AM (#19036560)
It's really not how Apple would treat any other company. Any other company would get banned from the app store permanently.

I do agree that this is measured. The question is how long, if ever, before Apple grants them a new cert. If Apple lets them back into the Enterprise Developer Program, this is a few days of inconvenience. If they keep them out, this effectively kills their apps on the iOS app store because FB can't effectively work on the apps internally.

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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by Illniyar on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @01:38PM (#19037851)
I imagine this is how apple would treat any company with a widely used app. Whether it was Snapchat, dropbox or Candy Crush Saga. I doubt they'll consider such a misstep reason enough to inconvenience or even harm millions of their users.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by Illniyar on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @01:36PM (#19037827)
It does not preclude test flight or just installing it through a developer machine. The vast majority of app developers don't use an enterprise account to test beta releases.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by erobbins on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:26PM (#19039065)
Facebook's development process for iOS (and android) is dependent on having most/all employees dogfood beta releases and report bugs that can be ignored. This breaks that pretty badly, and now users in the wild will have to report bugs before they can be ignored.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by nradov on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @06:16PM (#19040667)
Alternatively, Facebook engineering could just, you know, test their app. Instead of moving fast and breaking things.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by solarkraft on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:40AM (#19036594)
I do hope they'll let them suffer for a few days.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by magduf on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @12:52PM (#19037386)
I hope they'll drag it on indefinitely, and maybe the two will have a giant war of sorts. This is one of those cases where I don't like either side, so I'm happy to see them having a destructive fight.
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Re:Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps by jug on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:29PM (#19039718)
I hope they get an automated reply where they can apply for a new certificate and await approval. Then being put in some queue for a month.
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