4 posts and columns on approval process

Apple Taketh and Apple Giveth (Sometimes)

in News on October 19, 2009 at 5:56 pm PT

If iPhone app developers have one complaint about Apple’s App Store, it’s that the approval process for apps isn’t transparent enough. Apps have been known to be rejected, or worse, sent into a black hole without an explanation. Some apps that one might think would be rejected are approved, while others that seem like no-brainers aren’t.

A Transparent App Store. Great. Now, When Can We Expect Windows Mobile 6.5 to Ship Again?

in News on March 11, 2009 at 2:23 pm PT

Microsoft has published some more early details of its new Windows Mobile Marketplace and from the looks of things, it’s shaping up to be quite a bit like the iPhone App Store. Like Apple, Microsoft will collect a flat 30 percent of the revenue from each app regardless of price or the number of copies sold. But unlike Apple, Microsoft’s application approval process will be transparent.