paulbailey.us

Now Playing?

Now Playing one of my favorite iPhone/iPad apps that was an easy way to check on local movie times and reviews is “currently down due to a request by a data provider”.

on one hand i think it was free, but the idea of an app becoming persona non grata without any notice from apple strikes me as unacceptable.

it seems to me that if you are going to have a walled garden software platform then you when you choose to remove something an explanation is due (especially since they have been there since the beginning). an email would be a good start.

granted this hasn’t happened that much with the apps i use on a regular basis. but what if this happened to one of the many music apps i use to perform with? i suppose that might be a little far fetched, but it’s giving me another reason to consider switching to an Google based smartphone after my contract expires in july.

UPDATE-060510

evidently not as big a deal as i though. i just got this email from the developer, Cyrus Najmabadi.

“I had to take the app offline due to one of the data providers demanding
more money to license their data.  I’m trying to work through the issue
right now.”

i hope he can come up with a solution that makes financial sense for him.

Be the first to like.

Like

Unlike

Related posts:

1. My Early iPad Review

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 8:44 am. It is filed under blog and tagged with Apple (AAPL), cyrus najmabadi, google, IPad, iphone, Now Playing, Walled garden (technology). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.