Re:A Tumblr developer on the App Store approval process
by agsnu on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:32AM
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Let's be honest, it likely has much less to do with developer soft skills and more to do with the value Apple perceives from the app being on their platform. The big fish will have more sway; it makes good business sense but it's anti-competitive.
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Re:A Tumblr developer on the App Store approval process
by 1123581321 on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:51AM
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I don't agree, but even if true, the developer can influence the perceived value of their smaller or newer application.
Re:A Tumblr developer on the App Store approval process
by daoismyname on Monday December 27, 2021 @05:39AM
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> the developer can influence the perceived value of their smaller or newer application
by influence you mean "conform"?
Re:A Tumblr developer on the App Store approval process
by 1123581321 on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:30PM
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No. This goes back to the original soft skills comment. Developers who can convince app review that they have a solid and trustworthy process, and more successfully escalate and have conversations about the review process, and frame their app differently to change the perspective of review, are able to get more interesting USG into their app (the opposite of conforming.)
The problem, as I said earlier, is that indies have no chance of spending enough time developing their app and also having time to do this or of hiring someone to do this. This is where the gatekeeping comes from. I think it actually keeps them from launching and growing, not just publish with neutered content (what you call conforming.)