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Apple Rejected Me gathers iPhone app developers rejected by Cupertino

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 5:11 AM

Apple Rejected Me

By now, you’re probably aware of questionable practices involved in Apple’s iPhone application approval process. Apparently, there are quite a few apps that were rejected by Jobs & Co, hence a dedicated website was created to share the pain and, I guess, help in lobbying for more open procedure.

The site is called “Apple Rejected Me” (ARM) and it’s main problem is that anyone can add his or her two cents anonymously. I presume that’s required since not many developers want a beef with Steve. On the other, the same fact makes ARM not that reliable source of information, to say the least.

Here are few examples from the site:

  • “I made a time machine app, but apparently Flux_Capacitor is a private API. ARM”
  • “I made an app that caused AT&T to drop a call randomly based on a 50/50 chance. Because of duplicate functionality, ARM.”
  • “I tried to ‘Think Different’ but ARM.”

As Mashable has put it correctly – the sheer fact that “Apple Rejected Me” website exists shows there’s a room for improvements in Apple’s app approval policy… Any thoughts?

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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