Comments on: Sandboxing troubles: MPlayerX leaves Mac App Store http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rbadger http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-1125629 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:18:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-1125629 We are spending a lot of time fixing/reporting problems with apples own apps that do not work correctly with sandboxing. Its fine until it becomes your fav prgram that no longer works.

]]> By: davidcarswell http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-983408 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:38:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-983408 sandboxing is great for the paranoid schizophrenic mass population especially pc to mac switchers but anyone that loves multi featured professional software sandbox sucks… Those that want pro software though are more likely not going to be buying from the mac app store anyhow-i have over 300 applications on my macs from Maya to Office to VLC to Final Cut Pro 5-and not a single one bought from the store… I purchase all my apps directly from the developers-they get all the cash and there is no cut for Apple-I prefer it that way! People that buy pro also have the skills and knowledge to troubleshoot and get to the root of any problem that might arise where as the mass users install all kinds of crap that create conflicts, unwanted prefs, etc… Anyhow-thanks for developing – I used mplayer os x for years til it kinda got a bit buggy so it is GREAT to see this again… And keep up with adding features-I’ll spread the word where to get it!

]]> By: Jason Sims http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-982978 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:45:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-982978 The app is not for sale, it’s free, so…not really.

]]> By: Piri http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-943685 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:00:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-943685 AppStore updates have a ~2 week lag. 8^S

]]> By: BigDave http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-923358 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:00:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-923358 I think you miss the point: “Some of the MplayerX features affected by Apple’s sandboxing rules include the ability to AUTOMATICALLY load subtitles and AUTOMATICALLY play the next episode of a TV show, he explained.”

I don’t believe that the user selecting and opening a secondary file is a problem. The issue is the way a movie player AUTOMATICALLY opens a file after opening the initially selected file.

Same think where it plays the next episode without the user acting.

Think of VLC.

there are 2 ways to make it play a subtitle file with a video…
1) open movie, select and open srt from withing VLC
2) OR you can label the srt the same as the movie and put them in the same folder, leading to an AUTOMATIC loading of the srt.

This second method is what APPLE doesn’t want a movie player to do on an iOS device.

I don’t care. I think the rule will make apps safer.

I also don;t want any app to have access to info in my Contacts app, unless I permit. Some app developers have griped about sandboxing not permitting automatic access to my contacts and geolocalization. Too bad.

I want my apps to do what they are told and stay in their sandbox.

The day ONLY APPSTORE apps will be permitted to install, or that they get rid of the File System in favor of iOS like file management, I will dump Mac.

]]> By: scottph http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-920524 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:37:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-920524 Can you really?
Sandboxing is for the 99%, and it’s a good thing.
http://scottsscripts.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/sanboxing-is-a-good-thing-marcoarment-a-good-thing/

]]> By: greg http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-920090 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:50:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-920090 You say this in your lead paragraph: MPlayerX isn’t the fist app to leave the store.

I believe you mean “first”?

]]> By: meyerjr http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-919926 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:10:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-919926 I see this “waling and gnashing of teeth” by Apple OS X developers as the next step to realizing that sand boxing will be imperative due to the massive attacks that OS X will soon be under given its hight market share and Unix pedigree.
I have no doubt that Apple is being way, way too restrictive with the service access rules currently. They will have to be more realistic about those policies.

And yes, the way we access the App store for both iOS and OS X is broken by volume of Apps and brain dead search. IMHO, once Apple re-imagines, refactors iTunes, they can then apply that to App stores.

Growing pains suck. Change sucks. But both are imperative and can’t resolve too soon. So, developers, provide meaningful feedback to Apple early and often. Apple listen to developers and carefully consider their requirements to create next generation, re-imagined apps that can actually change the world. And write home to us developers once in a while, OK? We love you more than we hate you. And so do you.

]]> By: mysterian http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-918335 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:52:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-918335 Ever heard of ARINC 653 ?

]]> By: MikeMo http://gigaom.com/2012/08/19/mplayerx-sandboxing-app-store/#comment-917634 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:55:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=554672#comment-917634 Choosing “features” over security (ActiveX, for example) is exactly what is made Windows what it is today. Take your pick.

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