Michal Marek Apple gradually downloaded from the App Store all applications that allow trading with Bitcoin, and this week he pulled the last one left. The app that lasted the longest in the iPhone and iPad app store was called Blockchain. The development studio of the same name, which is behind the application, of course feels hurt and responded with sharp criticism of Apple on its blog. Developers do not like that the App Store is not a free store to meet the demands of users, but only a space to promote Apple's various interests.
People from Blockchain claim that Bitcoin has the potential to compete strongly with the existing payment systems of large corporations and could cause problems for services such as Google Wallet. Apple does not yet have a similar payment service, but according to the latest speculation ji is going to. So Nicolas Cary, who is at the head of Blockchain, believes that Apple is pursuing its own goals by downloading Bitcoin trading apps. It eliminates competition from the field it is about to enter.
In recent months, Cupertino has also taken down the Coinbase and CoinJar applications, which also functioned as a Bitcoin wallet and allowed trading with the most successful cryptocurrency. After the app was downloaded from the App Store, the people behind CoinJar contacted Apple and were told that all apps that allow Bitcoin trading are banned from the App Store.
Apple's statement indicates that they are concerned in Cupertino about the legal correctness of the virtual currency Bitcoin and the possibility of trading with it. The company is said to hope that it will be able to return the incriminated applications to the App Store when the situation is clarified and Bitcoin has its clear and indisputable place on the world market. For the time being, only applications that inform about the value of various virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, remain in the App Store, but not those that allow trading with it.
Developers from the Blockchain studio also feel wronged because, unlike CoinJar, they were not informed by Apple about the reasons for the withdrawal of their application. The download was accompanied by a brief official announcement stating "unresolved issue" as the reason. So far, Apple's moves to kick apps of this kind from the App Store seem like an overreaction. If the people of Cupertino really only care about the legal side of the Bitcoin issue, they should have no reason to worry just yet. Although Bitcoin has been linked to several money laundering scandals, the private use of this cryptocurrency is not particularly regulated by the US government.
I think Apple can decide what will be in their store and what won't. If I make my own store (any kind), I will probably also determine the product range, right? :D
I would totally disagree. It is a platform in which you do not have the possibility to insert applications in any other way... And thus they limit the users - they bind them.
The only reason they took it down is surely because they don't get commissions from the transactions…
Well, it is ….. no many – no funny – it is an APPLE!
Vladislav, if I open a clothing store that will become a national idol and the most visited store and decide to sell only t-shirts, does that mean that I was a fool, that 3/4 of the republic will freeze only in a t-shirt? It doesn't. I will buy it elsewhere, otherwise. Mr. Tedakka's statement is absolutely correct. My business, my application, my rules. The user buys an iPhone with the understanding that the appstore is corrected by Apple, just like everywhere else. There is nothing wrong with that.
on the other hand, if I buy a phone for 15 thousand or more and then I can't use it as I want simply because apple has a problem with it... I don't have to like that. and uploading things to your phone other than through the app store is quite problematic
example with a t-shirt, if I buy a t-shirt, you as a seller no longer have the right to tell me if I can go to church in it or mop the floor with it .. which Apple actually does
But Apple doesn't talk to phone usage, Apple talks to risky apps in its Appstore. I do not think that the user has the right to dictate to the company which applications will be available on the phone, it is about maintaining some standard and the spirit of Apple. I'm not surprised that Apple does not want to be associated with such a dubious matter as Bitcoin. And of course there's also the fact that if I don't like Apple's approach to the app store (Apple's approach has been restrictive for several years), I still have a choice...
Of course, this is just for the sake of it. Apple doesn't check if apps are malicious at all. Or if he did what they have in the description.
When I reported a scam app in itunes that didn't do what it was supposed to do for a lot of money and was in the first places, it took about 3 weeks to disappear.
When someone once released a dos emulator or a flash emulator, those apps disappeared within a day or two after it was written everywhere that they could be downloaded.
if the application has passed once, it probably won't be risky, another thing is Apple's approach to bitcoin .. it's a shame, I definitely wouldn't call it a dubious matter, considering how BTC is perceived and gradually more and more accepted ..
And can you complete your paraphrase, where else can I buy the app for iOS devices? This is precisely the difference that, unlike a t-shirt, I cannot buy an iOS application from a competitor.
It's not good for us users to stand idly by Apple's side. It always wants to find a compromise so that it is beneficial for both.
I love Bitcoin. I currently have two options. Either settle everything in cash or put the money in the bank. I don't know why I can't have my own space to transact from.