http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/ Engadget Comments for Dashboard iPad app rejected by Apple, made open source instead http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
....but most of these widgets have limited functionality. How would Tic-Tac-Toe eat into your app sales? =S]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
REJECTED!!!!!!!


uggggh. The most disappionting part of the OS 4 announcement was that there is STILL NO CUSTOMIZABLE GLANCEABLE INFORMATION. Being able to listen to Pandora while browsing the web is only half of the equation. :-|

I think it's time to look to Android. ]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Coz there's an app for that]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
It may very well be one of the 93 new user features not demoed in the iPhone OS 4 keynote. I would be very optimistic Dashboard will be on the iPad version of iPhone OS 4, maybe that's why it's will be released in the fall. It's just not ready.]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
"I would be very optimistic Dashboard will be on the iPad version of iPhone OS 4, maybe that's why it's will be released in the fall. It's just not ready."

Thank you for proving my point.
]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
@cherryboom Oops, didn't mean to upset. You should make an app about going emo over my inquires. Who knows, that might be accepted. ^^ ]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
I don't know man.. it's a conspiracy.
Apple just doesn't want to make a perfect product.

On the other note why do we all bash flash for being so shit, but no one bashes the QWERTY? its like the most uncomfortable, inefficient keyboard ever..]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Welcome to the Dark Side. We've got true multitasking and "Porn Stores." What more can you ask for?]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
i guess theyre just afraid he he hid a porn store widget somewhere in there... you know... the same one for android :\]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Seriously, Widgets are going to be the rallying cry for Haters now? You got to be kidding. Good luck with persuading people away with THAT.

And I agree with igeekone. We haven't seen all 100 of the new features. I watched the Keynote last night and I don't recall seeing the lock screen one time during the presentation (correct me if I'm wrong), so maybe they're just saving something like that for another day.

I also noticed that many of the smaller apps, like stocks and calculator are missing from the iPad. Could Apple be waiting to implement those apps into some dashboard like feature in the future?

]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
And to you Mr. Church. Thank you for proving my point, yet again.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Simple, the guy ripped off Apple's MacOS X Dashboard. Not, gave similar functionality, but just look at the thing, it uses the EXACT same design.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Because they are twats.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
+1

Call me a fanboi, but this is not nearly the same thing as an app getting rejected simply because it allows you to bring up separate "widgets" with different types of info. It looks EXACTLY the same as Apple's Dashboard. Of course they're going to take issue with it. Any dev hoping to make a profit would take issue, as well.

That said, if a similar widget engine that looks nothing like Apple's also gets rejected in the future, I will eat my hat.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Someone should make an Android app for the iPad! Then we'll have multitasking before this fall! ;)]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
This is an ipad app. What does that have to do with iphone or Android?

I suspect Apple has their own ipad dashboard in the works. That's why they rejected it. It'll probably be a free.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
See "they're keeping DRM to make you by their stuff", which fell apart when Apple achieved their initial goal of no DRM, and also "they're not allowing Flash because they want to sell you movies!", which also falls apart when Apple lets in Netflix's app, and promotes HTML5 which allows ABC to stream their shows for free to all iPad users.

My guess? Because this Dashboard app blatantly rips off Apple widget design from OS X. (I mean seriously? The designers had to know they were asking for trouble approaching things that way.)

In any case, I hope they can resubmit and find a way to get it through. Have been looking forward to this app.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
/sarcasm]]>Apr 9th 2010 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Say it and they will follow.
]]>Apr 9th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Furthermore, they could even release Dashboard on the App Store if they didn't want to integrate it on the OS level. OS X's implementation of Dashboard is a widget layer that zooms in and covers up the screen while you work with your widgets, then disappears when you're done. This is totally suited to the iPhone OS style of opening an app, working with it, then closing it to go to something else.

At least I *hope* they're working on doing it themselves, or else this is just one more in an endless string of pointless, megalomaniacal bullshit rejections.]]>Apr 9th 2010 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://twitpic.com/1eegvy]]>Apr 9th 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Plus, the App is actually not like a normal iPad app, this is latching on to the OS itself.

If Apple wanted the OS to be changed, they would have done this (self evident) solution themselves]]>Apr 9th 2010 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
They were being kind by rejecting it, Microsoft would have sicked the lawyers after them... even if it was a free app.

It's great that they made it open source, but does it really surprise them it didn't make it onto the app store?

The reason it's not on the iPad is due to a lack of multitasking. Without multitasking, it would have been a frustrating experience trying to use it. You'd have to quit your app, just to check your dashboard. It's not like we don't all already have apps to replicate and improve upon all of the useful dashboard apps...]]>Apr 9th 2010 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/coz in 2 months SJ will make a patent for that exact thing, make it a product, sell it, and sue the A.. off everybody who does anything similar, even if it was done, before him.
more or less.
\not so much sarcasm than just pushing a little bit on what they already do]]>Apr 10th 2010 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 10th 2010 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 10th 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 10th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
WAIT WAIT WAIT... are you complaining about a guy who stole the widget design from Apple?

HOLY F**KING SH!T!!!!!!!! Seriously??? This coming after Apple STOLE widgets from Konfabulator. So you are complaining about a guy who stole something Apple stole from someone else? Oooooh the irony!!!!]]>Apr 12th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 12th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/That would do it.... kinda obvious. He should port to Android. Mac OS X functionality on GooglePhones.]]>Apr 9th 2010 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
The problem here is that:

1 - The app runs interpreted code, specifically prohibited by the dev agreement. The reason for this are many, but mostly to do with security.

2 - Not only does it run interpreted code, it will download code from the internet and run it - this is against Apple's dev agreement. Any and all code that your app will run needs to be in your app bundle that you distribute. Imagine installing an app on your PC where it can run amok, download code, and run it?

Honestly, I'm not a fan of Apple's draconian measures on iPhone/iPad dev, particularly this new stuff re: middleware, but this is a whole lot of nothing. Being able to run unverified, interpreted code in a non-sandboxed environment is pretty unsafe from a security and privacy perspective.]]>Apr 9th 2010 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
for as big of a troll you are, that still made me LOL for some reason]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/Apr 9th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/
Sorry, sir but i am not a Troll. I am not a fanboy who follows a cult and its god. if steve jobs told you water is harmful and alcohol is not, you'd fill your cabinet or fridge with alcohol. ]]>Apr 9th 2010 4:47PM