Apple will reject apps created from app generation services like Xamarin in 2018(twitter.com)
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Apple will reject apps created from app generation services like Xamarin in 2018
https://twitter.com/jzeferin0/status/942754863083114502
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This email is completely unverified. Apple certainly has its targets on app generators, but not Xamarin, React Native or other similar technologies, that I have seen. The email contains grammatical errors and has not been received by any other developer, that I know of. It is highly likely to be a fake.
It looks like it mixes true and false information. If it turns out the content is actually genuine, in spite of imperfect English, the underlying meaning could be that Apple will reject template-based apps generated by frameworks mentioned, and not that all apps created by them would be banned. This seems the most logical conclusion. Apple definitely wouldn't disclose such a huge policy change via one small letter to one developer, it makes no sense at all.
Yes, it looks like they took a legitimate email, and added in that line causing all the fuss. That line is what seems out of place, and has the grammatical errors. The fact they mention Trillian also removes the legitimacy. Unless people are creating apps with an old school messaging service?
Yeah, someone got it confused with Titanium.
Please verify sources before spreading this information, this is uncorroborated tweet by one person, who is supposedly posting an email his co-worker got.
The message is filled with grammatical errors, and list "trillian" as an app generator.
Lastly, it says early 2019 not 2018.
The message is filled with grammatical errors, and list "trillian" as an app generator.
Lastly, it says early 2019 not 2018.
As author or cordova and react-native plugins, I'm wondering if it makes sense to continue to support ios.
Regardless of the ethics of apple’s decision here, iOS’ market share makes it pretty clear it’s worth it. Does it not?
Sure making apps will continue to make sense, no matter if Apple banned cordova/react-native or not.
But my point is no about apps, but rather about plugins. Without iOS, the main benefit (cross platform development) of cordova/rn will be lost.
But my point is no about apps, but rather about plugins. Without iOS, the main benefit (cross platform development) of cordova/rn will be lost.
Depends on the country, outside US and a few other first world countries, iOS devices are pretty much nowhere to be seen.
Is there a possibility this could fall afoul of antitrust laws or be deemed monopolistic behaviour? What are the legal considerations here?
Depending on which stats you look at, iOS has around 12-16% of the global market share for smartphones, which is likely too small to invoke antitrust laws (which are there to discourage anti-competitive behaviour from players who are "too big to avoid").
None, regardless of what geek think they know about monopolies, what Apple has isn't one according to the law, so they are free to do whatever they feel like on their own platform.
That’s fake news. There’s nothing to discuss here.
If you mean false, please say false.
Not completely false.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/08/apples-widened-ban-on-temp...
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/08/apples-widened-ban-on-temp...
It specifically mentions 2019 for Xamarin not 2018.
Does this include React Native?