Ah… the heady days of 2016, when I thought Apple was finally going to make more than token changes to the App Store. Felt the same in 2008, and 2009, and 2010, and 2011, and 2012, and 2013, and 2014, and 2015, and for some reason still hope Apple rethinks the App Store in 2021.
https://twitter.com/drbarnard/status/717430206227611648
2/ 2014: “I’d love to see Apple wield that power to shape the App Store in ways that will sustain and encourage meaningful development over the long-term and not let the current success of the App Store blind it to issues that are impacting the trajectory of the App Store.”
3/ Source: davidbarnard.com/post/734393131…
4/ 2016: “It may not seem as though Apple’s policies have […] slowed investment in bringing new apps to the App Store, but I can tell you from personal experience that app review policies and so many other things within Apple’s control do absolutely shape the App Store economy.”
5/ Source: davidbarnard.com/post/138176659…
6/ 2015 “…every conversation ended in “but Apple will probably reject that”. As a small indie development company, we don’t have the resources to spend months on features that might get rejected.” davidbarnard.com/post/129308708…
7/ 2014 “As I’ve mentioned in previous emails, I fear App Review. And that’s no small thing. So many decisions I make end up being filtered through whether or not I think something might get rejected. Which has a profound impact on my team’s entire development process”
8/ Source: davidbarnard.com/post/101267474…
9/ 2012 “Ultimately though, Apple’s relationship with developers is an odd sort of mutually beneficial — yet somewhat parasitic — relationship. Developers have made billions of dollars building apps for Apple’s platforms, and Apple has made tens of billions selling devices”
10/ Source: davidbarnard.com/post/589709926…
11/ That first tweet in this thread was hyperbolic (which I really do try to avoid), Apple has made more than token changes to the App Store over the years, directly addressing lots of feedback from developers.
12/ It’s just that much of the feedback they glossed over is at the root of the scam app publicity blunder and so many other things that undermine their arguments in court and with regulators.
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