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[Updatex2] – 15.08.08 (19.45pm)
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[Update] – 13.08.08 (10.55am)
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Heads Up: Mobile Chat 3, Now Available – [Updatedx3]
Original Article:
One of the most anticipated applications of the year has been submitted to the App Store for review and approval by Apple. The application was submitted on July 24th by the developer, but unfortunately the application is still not available on the App Store. The question is, why? …
Famed to be one the best mobile chat clients available for iPhone to date, and with support for all of the major chat networks, MobileChat 3 is set to be a hit. From the developers press releases, you’d think nothing was wrong, but there obviously is;
Here’s what I can tell you:
1. Put the conspiracy theories on hold. We’ve long maintained that we have no indication from Apple that they’re intentionally ignoring us, and that’s still true.
2. The application “calls home” so to speak every time it’s launched, this isn’t some invasion of privacy, it’s a server based application and by nature, it needs to call the server every time it’s opened. With that said, we can do a bit of monitoring to see what’s going on, and as far as I can see, Apple has not opened MobileChat. We have no incoming connections from devices other than the few ad-hoc testers we have.
3. I’ve put in an email to Apple a few minutes ago to see if they can give me anymore information. If and when they get back to me, I’ll update this post and let you know the deal.
With all of that said, there is a bit of a silver lining here. Since we’ve been continuously delayed, we opened up our “beta” program a bit more to get other people involved. The feedback has been fantastic. Now, MobileChat is not perfect, it’s far from perfect. The ad-hoc users have uncovered quite a few bugs that we were not aware of and we’ll be fixing and giving an update version to Apple so you guys don’t experience them.
-Shaun
There are a few reasons Apple could be holding back the application. The obvious two being malicious code or defamatory behavior. The third? – Apple. Apple could be holding MC3 back, in light of a future addition to Apple’s native iPhone application’s – iChat.
Usually application submissions take up to 10 days to complete, and that’s with the application being available on the App Store, within that 10 day time period. So, by my numbers, that means MobileChat 3 should of been available to buy, on August 3rd.
Currently, MC3 has been in the application approval process for 17 days, and counting.
… Maybe I’m just another conspiracy theorist. -_-
R-Fly
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