I've no doubt that many reports of app store horror stories are exaggerated and there are always two sides to every story, but as a dispassionate observer (I don't own an iphone or build apps for any mobile platform), I think boycott is absolutely reasonable.
The fact is if even half of the horror stories are half true, Apple is downright abusive to iPhone developers. Are they within their rights to behave this way? Sure. But they also shouldn't be given a free pass just because they have the best platform from a technical standpoint. End users don't really give a shit, so the burden to put pressure on Apple falls disproportionately to developers.
Given the blackhole nature of official channels to address grievances, I think Apple is just asking for this kind of developer backlash, and they deserve what they get. Schiller's responses so far to me are underwhelming. He has a right to make factual corrections, but Apple needs to take real action instead of just trying to placate big name Apple bloggers. Gruber's response in this regard was fantastic.
The fact is if even half of the horror stories are half true, Apple is downright abusive to iPhone developers. Are they within their rights to behave this way? Sure. But they also shouldn't be given a free pass just because they have the best platform from a technical standpoint. End users don't really give a shit, so the burden to put pressure on Apple falls disproportionately to developers.
Given the blackhole nature of official channels to address grievances, I think Apple is just asking for this kind of developer backlash, and they deserve what they get. Schiller's responses so far to me are underwhelming. He has a right to make factual corrections, but Apple needs to take real action instead of just trying to placate big name Apple bloggers. Gruber's response in this regard was fantastic.