Apple Removes Apps: The Impenetrable DSR
July 31, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
Yeah I think I just made that term up. “DSR” stands for “Developer Service Representative.” If you hang a left and check out a recent (dramatized) conversation between the developer guys from VoiceCentral and Apple.
Well, as the author said, it was barely a conversation as the guy on the other end of the line was an impenetrable wall. VoiceCentral allegedly duplicates features that the iPhone has and it was “confusing the community.”
Here’s the cake. It’s basically a quote of a dramatization of the phone call:
Me: “So how do we know whether it is still viable for us to consider Apple a partner if this is how the scenario plays out. If you were in my shoes would you continue to invest blood, sweat, tears and money in something that can be killed off at any moment without your say so?”
Richard: “I understand your point but I can’t help you with that.”
It is during times like these where I feel happy for the guys who develop for Symbian and Windows Mobile because at the very least, there is no moderating board that approves or disapproves applications. Strictly speaking, laissez faire is out the window when Apple makes phone calls such as these. Are these one in a million cases … or do they happen more often than you think?
Yeah Apple’s soon to be the next Microsoft when it comes with over the top stringent measures that border on paranoia.
[photo c/o author]
