Marco ArmentFeb 2, 2023

Finished the annual App Store survey, which ended with an odd series of questions that I believe are new this year (see image).

As usual, the rest felt like the questions were crafted only to confirm what Apple already believes: everything's great.

Nowhere did it ask about:
- the 30%/15% tax
- the Small Business Program
- IAP policy
- linking to the web
- sideloading, etc.

And again, the only API it asked about was ARKit. Are we using it yet? If not, why not, and when will we start using it?

Show threadGen X-WingFeb 3, 2023
@marcoarment You might have already spoken about it at length. But as an app developer, what’s your view on alternative app stores (who can afford to run one?) and side loading? Good? Bad? Worries?
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@breadbin I wish the Apple App Store was so good and fair that regulators didn’t need to step in and I never had to deal with anything else.
Feb 3, 2023 at 12:49amIvory for iOS
Show threadGen X-WingFeb 3, 2023

@marcoarment Apple used to be so good at change, now they feel like a company terrified of it:(

Like the yearly OS releases. They no longer make sense. Keep the OS for much longer and focus on apps instead I’d say. But they don’t reevaluate.

(I don’t want alternative app stores, as I don’t see anyone able to run any at scale and do it better. But I don’t think Apple’s is good. I fear they do.)