Hi Dixie, I appealed with the same arguments. I am yet to receive any answer but I don't expect them to change.
Thanks for the kind words! :-D Cheers andre On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:05 AM, John Dixon <dixo...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Andre... > > I am sorry to hear that your app has been rejected by the 'Apple Gods'... > I had a look at the android version and it looks very smart. > > However, when you have an app rejected, you are allowed to appeal the > decision. Are you going to appeal ?... I would have thought that the > arguments as you have laid them out below would catch their attention... it > is certainly worth a try... > > take care > > Dixie > > > From: an...@andregarzia.com > > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:50:10 -0200 > > Subject: [OT] A tale of App Store rejection > > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > > Hey Folks, > > > > I am sharing here an experience with the iOS App Store. > > > > I live in the beautiful city of Niterói in the state of Rio de Janeiro > (as > > seen in http://fon.nu/15DD13EL). Most of the citizens of my city work in > > the city of Rio de Janeiro. > > > > There are two ways to go from here to Rio. There is the ferry boat which > > takes 20 minutes but has queues so long that you can wait an hour and a > > half to board and there is the famous Rio - Niterói bridge that spans > 13km > > and is the only reasonable way to get to rio by car or bus. The problem > is > > that the bridge tends to be tangled in huge traffic jams that can last > > forever. So people here face a dilemma, should I take a bus to Rio or a > > ferry boat. Millions of people suffer that every day, twice a day, on the > > way into Rio and on the way out of Rio. > > > > So to help myself and others, I created this app that can be seen here: > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amoralabs.eponte > > > > It displays in very large letters the current state of the traffic in the > > bridge and if you want, you can see more details about how it got that > way. > > > > I built the little backend server thingy that figures out how the bridge > is > > and serve as the place that this thin stack connects to get information. > > > > The application has 413 installations here, mostly because I don't make > any > > marketing. > > > > So after releasing on Android, I decided to release it on iOS. I did all > > the juggling and uploaded it to Apple and a week later they rejected it > > because it was too simple, didn't provide enough features or lasting > > entertainment and could be done as a website. Well, 3G connection here is > > not as widespread as in New York so opening a web page on your cell phone > > every time you want to check on the bridge is a waste of resources and > > time. My app transmits a very small string so even on edge, it can figure > > out the traffic easily. Also, this app is actually useful to the > thousands > > of iphone owners who commutes to Rio every day but Apple seems to prefer > > fart apps and thus my app is not coming to iOS. > > > > The lesson here is beware of your features because the app store is > getting > > very picky. Minimal applications that provide a single useful feature are > > no longer good enough for them. Heck my app wasn't even ugly as some > stuff > > there. Anyway, I just wanted to share the experience for the benefit of > > those that are building apps as small as mine. > > > > This app was built in a day, including the server. It was a "dare" from a > > friend who said: "how fast can you build something to check on the bridge > > for Android?" and I said "fast." > > > > At least people on Android can enjoy easy access to the traffic > conditions. > > > > Cheers > > andre > > > > > > -- > > http://www.andregarzia.com -- All We Do Is Code. > > http://fon.nu -- minimalist url shortening service. > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- http://www.andregarzia.com -- All We Do Is Code. http://fon.nu -- minimalist url shortening service. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
