It should be noted that (I don't believe) Google nor Apple aknowledged why the certificate stopped working. And shortly after it did stop working both Google and Apple said they were working to get it fixed.
expiring the first cert makes it so the banned app can not be opened anymore and no longer works. givingthe new cert allows google to sign new builds of all their other existing apps meaning in effect they are able to stop the banned app from ever being run again
Right, this is probably techcrunch saving face because they really have no idea what they are talking about, so have to make it seem like whatever happened was in line with what they reported.
Sorry, but why do you think this? The Facebook app was very clearly Onavo rebranded and signed with an enterprise certificate; I have a copy of the file if you'd like to check it yourself.
Facebook and Google engineers have weighed in on Hacker News confirming that their internal apps stopped working. Again, why do you think TechCrunch doesn't know what they're talking about here?
Again, i don't disagree both certs were revoked, and it's been actually confirmed that apple banned facebook .
That doesn't mean apple intentionally banned Google. This has neither been confirmed (and is completely and totally unsourced), nor would it make any sense for them to ban google and then issue friendly press about it.
So I'm suggesting the different reactions from apple and coordinated messaging differences imply there is something different about this case.
