Comments on: The Broken Record Keeps Playing: Why Apple’s App Store Approval Process is Broken

By: Holes in the Walled Garden: Has the App Store Been Hacked?

Holes in the Walled Garden: Has the App Store Been Hacked? — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:46:04 +0000

[...] holes in the curated “walled garden” and that the overall problem of the app store, the approval process, is still broken. How can these crooked, worthless apps get in, when some truly useful apps do [...]

By: Pezholio » Blog Archive » An iPhone app in 5 days?

Pezholio » Blog Archive » An iPhone app in 5 days? — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:14:04 +0000

[...] few weeks, if not months (Apple’s approvals processes to get an app into the app store are notoriously strict) but I’m reasonably hopeful. I’m now looking at porting my code to Android phones, with [...]

By: Howling Moon Software

Howling Moon Software — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:18:36 +0000

[...] In order to organize any sort of a release, you have to be able to have a set release date. For all the many problems with the App Store review process, Apple could arguably be doing their best. [...]

By: Is Facebook Pulling an Apple With Its Ad Guidelines? | Tech Newz

Is Facebook Pulling an Apple With Its Ad Guidelines? | Tech Newz — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:55:08 +0000

[...] and its platform strategy — just look at the outcry over Apple’s refusal to explain why it’s rejected certain apps from its App [...]

By: Apple Silences Google Voice On the iPhone

Apple Silences Google Voice On the iPhone — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:34:56 +0000

[...] Voice application.” Apple has bandied about the feature duplication defense before, when they rejected Podcaster prior to releasing their own integrated podcast direct search and download section to the [...]

By: Mohd Aika Abdullah

Mohd Aika Abdullah — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:33:50 +0000

The solution is simple and has always been part of the software engineering process.

Apple needs to add an additional approval step based on submission of product goals, descriptions and some preliminary design specifications even BEFORE development starts. This way, Apple still has control; only now, since no code is even written yet, an app can be declined without a life-altering negative impact on the developer. Designs can be altered and can be resubmitted. When the product description, goals and specifications are approved, then development can begin!

No more spill, no more mess! A win-win situation.

By: andrew Wulf

andrew Wulf — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:25:25 +0000

I wrote on this exact title:

http://thecodist.com/article/the_app_store_is_a_classic_example_of_a_broken_business_process

By: Step by Step: Apple’s App Store Approval Process | World Boxx

Step by Step: Apple’s App Store Approval Process | World Boxx — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:03:52 +0000

[...] make about as much sense as any other explanation the iPhone- and iPod-maker has offered for why it seemingly rejects some apps for no reason, while letting other similar ones pass without question. Additional mobile software [...]

By: Apple Approves Podcaster App, Provides Another Ray of Hope - TheAppleBlog

Apple Approves Podcaster App, Provides Another Ray of Hope - TheAppleBlog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:01:12 +0000

[...] was the rejection heard ’round the world when Apple’s reviewers rejected the user-favourite Podcaster app, citing as the cause the [...]

By: 5 (Yes, 5) Landscape Email iPhone Applications Released

5 (Yes, 5) Landscape Email iPhone Applications Released — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:20:11 +0000

[...] approval process, possibly caused by an internal decision on what exactly exactly constitutes “duplicat[ing] the functionality” of Apple’s own [...]