Apple iOS Developer Policies

The less devs can do with a web platform, the more they go make their own iOS app, which apple likes.

The App Store is Apple's private property. As much as we disagree with its policies of mentioning Any Mobile OS Which Shall Not Be Named, we must allow Apple to do with its own property as it sees fit. This is the essence of liberty. As a developer, you are also at liberty to choose against developing for iOS if you disagree with Apple's policies.

Developers are quite a small segment of Apple's customer base. They're simply trying to improve the experience of their devices for consumer use cases. As long as you have a mac of some sort and are developing for their platform then that's all they need.

"Stop buying Apple if you don't like it"I'm afraid this is not an option most app devs can even entertain

Apple isn't forcing anyone to develop for iOS. People have a large sense of entitlement these days-- if you're not happy with it make android or windows mobile apps! The thing is, developing for iOS is generally more profitable, and more fun due to the controlled and tight environment. That's why we're seeing reports of the Amazon app store being more profitable then Google play. The rules, guidelines, and even the pulling of apps is all for a reason. It generates the experience Apple wants it's

A simple experiment will open your eyes wide.Lets ship iPhones which cannot install any third party apps and see who goes bankrupt. Apple or the app developers?No one with sane mind will by the iPhones. Where as devs can always make money from other platform like web.Apple needs devs more than devs need apple. Proved !!!

You could just stop developing for Apple. I hear Android is an "open" platform.

You have users who has iphones, and those users want you to develop an app. They can't switch phones. Buying a new phone is expensive. They use apps that only currently exist in iphone. There is sunk costs. Their social circle require them to use iphone. The phone was provided by the job and they can't use something else.Should the developer spit in the face of those users and refuse to develop the app? No. They might not like apple. Might not support what apple is doing. The app mi

I am an iPhone developer and have no problem with this rule. It makes sense and is in line with Apple's policies before. I think most people won't be upset if they realize that Apple is not a business model, they are just a channel. You can't build a business on Apple because they can shut you down when ever they want either directly or indirectly. The iPhone is the first mobile platform that I created apps for and I have been considering developing for other platforms as well. I enjoy working i

I refuse to develop for Apple, I'm already part of the solution.