This time it's not my story but this guy's. Basically, they're rejecting his iPhone app because it requires a companion Mac application. This is beyond fucked up. This is just kicking the man in the groin. I mean, not only has Apple provided precedent for this kind of application (the Remote app, which needs iTunes as a companion), but that it makes no sense at all! Rejecting based on objectionable content is one thing, but this is just ludicrous. Might I remind you that making these applications takes months of hard work and if it's rejected, that's it, the work all goes to waste. End of story. Not to mention, Apple is never willing to talk to you nicely - emails are ignored and those annoying "can't comment" responses honestly make me want to take up a career in violence.

In other news, I've resubmitted Qingwen to the App Store with even more new features and bug fixes, and now I await even more of Apple's senseless displeasure. Maybe they'll want me to take Mao Zedong's entry out or something because they find it offensive. Seriously, I don't know what's going on with this whole App Store approval situation. I just hope that either Apple gets its act together or other competing platforms like the Palm Pre come up to speed quickly and offer a friendlier solution.

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