Cos no ones ever written an app that's just right first time and has no need to update it.
iOS abandonware purge
Apple is warning developers of a coming clean-out to rid the iOS App Store of abandoned apps. The Cupertino maker of HyperCard says that beginning next week, it will be implementing two new policies into its App Store developer terms and conditions and removing non-compliant apps. Those terms will include apps that previously …
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Thursday 1st September 2016 22:16 GMT Oengus
They may not have got it right first time but they managed to get it right ages ago...
Do Apple charge developers an annual fee to license the developer tools/access to publish to the AppStore or to be a "licensed" developer? I could then see this as a way of forcing developers to renew their license to ensure that their App is available.
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Friday 2nd September 2016 01:53 GMT Random Handle
>They may not have got it right first time but they managed to get it right ages ago...
Each iOS major version or new device requires an update - albeit minor if you're any use.
>I could then see this as a way of forcing developers to renew their license to ensure that their App is available.
That's how it works already. Apps are only available to existing buyers once their devs stop paying Apple - Apple being the retailer and taking their 30% means they didn't ditch them from the store altogether (until now).
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Friday 2nd September 2016 09:15 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: The joys of digital distribution
Digital distribution isn't much fun if you let a big tech corporation be the gatekeeper of what gets distributed and it also is the arbiter of what is 'acceptable' or not.
Back in the day in the 1990s, there was plenty of digital distribution for software, through various means. There's also shareware, of which additional features were fully unlocked with a one time payment. Games were created feature complete, with optional sequels in later years. No DLCs or subscriptions or 'freemium' paywalls.
Sometimes you look at the situation and wonder if the so-called 'progress' is one step forward, two steps back.
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