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# Birch Bark 18: Talking About the App Store Again
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/bb018/
- Published: 2014-12-15T07:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-15T07:25:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

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This week's episode is all about what Apple is doing to developers on the App Store lately and how they are needlessly creating uncertainty in a community that simply can't work like that. 

Links:

- [Launcher is removed from the App Store after being featured](https://cromulentlabs.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/launcher-followup-and-thoughts-on-the-app-store-review-system/?ref=birchtree.me)
- [Panic must remove iCloud Drive funtionality from Transmit](http://www.panic.com/blog/transmit-ios-1-1-1/?ref=birchtree.me)
- [PCalc needs to remove Today widget - later allowed](http://tidbits.com/article/15198?ref=birchtree.me)
- [Drafts not allowed to have a useful Today widget](http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/02/apple-drafts-widget-removal/?ref=birchtree.me)