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Jason Snell on the Process of Getting Macworld’s ‘iPhone Superguide’ E-Book Into the App Store
Jason Snell: He also said something that really irked me. He suggested — again, perfectly politely — that if we had a problem with our app rejection, we should just reply to the rejection, because app reviewers pay attention and respond to complaints. I had to explain to ...
App Store Rejection of the Week
twitter.com — Jason Snell: Our book about the iPhone has been rejected from the App Store BECAUSE IT CONTAINS... THE WORD iPHONE. (Dan Moren has a possible solution .)  ★  (more) App Store Rejection of the Week
Apple rejects Macworld iPhone Superguide from App Store... for using the word 'iPhone'
engadget.com — The iPhone App Store's arbitrary and inconsistent approval process continues to baffle and annoy on every level,... as Macworld Editor-in-Chief Jason Snell just had his iPhone book rejected... for using the word "iPhone" in the title. Apparently ... (more) Apple rejects Macworld iPhone Superguide from App ...
iPhone Superguide comes to the App Store... eventually
macworld.com — Two pages from the iPhone and iPod touch Superguide app.... (more) iPhone Superguide comes to the App Store... eventually
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App Store Needs to Change the ‘When the Shit Hits the Fan’ Approach to Review Process
Just Another iPhone Blog — ... just too bad. That was our situation. The person we were dealing with was polite as all get-out, but he thought he knew the rules and he wasn’t really interested in listening to what we had to say. He was interested in us following his orders. And there doesn’t really seem to be a way to push a big red button and say, “I need to talk to your manager.” Snell also has a number of good suggestions on how Apple could improve the reviews process.  It is well worth reading his full post HERE . One of my biggest worries with all of these App Store stories on high-profile rejections ...

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