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Didn't Apple say that they weren't going to accept apps that already do the same thing as other apps, at least at some point? And that there had to be a minimum usefulness to anything that's let in?

Of course, this will be arbitrary, but still.




Didn't Apple say that they weren't going to accept apps that already do the same thing as other apps

That would be very annoying.

Choice is good - and with proper categorization and search it would only add value, not remove any. The user-votes should bubble the good stuff to the top, right?


Theoretically. See section 2.8: http://pastie.org/1236378

> Apps that duplicate apps already in the App Store may be rejected, particularly if there are many of them

I've been kinda down on users voting on things, lately. I mean, on Reddit, does voting ensure that the best things actually go to the top?

Also, you're assuming that users actually want this; most people want a decision made for them. At least, that's what the data I've seen from a few different sites has shown.


That reminds me of patents. Do/Discover something first, have an exclusive right on it for many years.


Yeah, sort of. If they decide it, I don't think that it'll be used in a "There are only 5 word processors" way, more like a "1000 fart apps" way.




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