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iOS Using Flash Tools?
Posted on September 09 2010 by Steve
Apple have relaxed their App Store guidelines so that developers using Adobe Flash can develop and port applications to any iOS device - which in my eyes is a big mistake and is opening this up to more really bad apps.
Apple are quoted as saying:
The App Store℠ has revolutionized the way mobile applications are developed and distributed. With over 250,000 apps and 6.5 billion downloads, the App Store has become the world’s largest mobile application platform and App Store developers have earned over one billion dollars from the sales of their apps. We are continually trying to make the App Store even better. We have listened to our developers and taken much of their feedback to heart. Based on their input, today we are making some important changes to our iOS Developer Program license in sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.9 to relax some restrictions we put in place earlier this year. In particular, we are relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code. This should give developers the flexibility they want, while preserving the security we need. In addition, for the first time we are publishing the App Store Review Guidelines to help developers understand how we review submitted apps. We hope it will make us more transparent and help our developers create even more successful apps for the App Store. The App Store is perhaps the most important milestone in the history of mobile software. Working together with our developers, we will continue to surprise and delight our users with innovative mobile apps.
There are already some really bad apps on the App Store, but opening development up to non-apple solutions will bring the standard down even more. There is nothing wrong with controlling what comes onto your App store by making sure that developers use the right tools. Bear in mind that App developed using approved Apple programs are the same tools that Apple themselves use to build the native applications. I'm just saying!
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