'I Am Rich' makes author exactly that, does little else
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People are complaining because supposedly "unworthy" apps like this make it through ahead of their world-changing app. That's because the "unworthy" app got there first! Apple's got a long line of apps, and as near as I can tell, they're processing them in order of receipt. Why complain? Just wait it out...
Can't we have both?
The concern is that Apple is obviously controlling what gets in but they let this (supposedly poor) app in.
Just like everything else, it's about being fair. If you break the rules for someone, then you need to break them for everyone, otherwise it's not a fair playing ground.
It's new territory for them and in the mobile space the only ones doing it commercially.
They should look at the good job Salesforce has done with force.com.
(on second thought, I could think of a lot of apps that don't deserve to be on the app store, like developers who steal Apple sample code and charge for it. and this moron who has a $1000 app. but neither are breaking any agreements. doh.)
And well, if you read the reviews and ignore the ones talking about how it's a shitty UI and the developer is charging too much, people who seem to be actual customers have a thing or two to say about the UI and how they'd like some changes.
The dev at least attempted to make some changes (like that cyan eyesore of a background color). For that maybe he redeemed himself a bit.
I have been in a position like his before and had a design of mine crucified. I didn't go all "screw you you're wrong" at the people who told me so. I tried to approach it without being offended too much that they were ripping apart my work, and I asked about what kind of changes I should make. And I made some of them, and it came out better in the end.
Lastly, I might note that one of Apple's criteria for getting accepted to the App Store was HIG compliance. This guy was far from it and still is. I guess they're just ignoring that right now.
FWIW, most of Apple's apps don't conform to their HIG either.
I'm curious if anyone's released a similar app with a better UI. I'm almost tempted..I could see how there can be some improvements. I can't imagine being able to use the current triplog UI without some trouble and a good reading of the manual.