Acum cateva saptamani au aparut zvonuri care indicau faptul ca Apple ar fi pe punctul de a retrage din App Store aplicatia Evi care in mare reproduce functionalitatea asistentului persona Siri. Pana la urma informatiile s-au dovedit a fi gresite deoarece Apple nu a retras aplicatia ci a decis sa lucreze cu dezvoltatorii ei pentru a schimba elementele care ar genera confuzie in randul utilizatorilor. De acelasi tratament nu a avut parte si dezvoltatorul unei aplicatii numite Voice Answers caruia i-a fost interzis “accesul” in App Store deoarece aplicatia sa ofera o functionalitate mult prea asemanatoare cu Siri.
Apple a anuntat ca toate aplicatiile de acest gen nu vor fi aprobate in App Store si se pare ca regula se aplica fara discutie iar Voice Answers a ajuns acum pe platforma Android. Voice Actions ofera utilizatorilor posibilitatea de efectua cautari folosind platforma Wolfram Alpha, exact ca Siri, insa aplicatia ar functiona pe iOS 4.2 si ar oferi utilizatorilor posibilitatea de a invata “asistentul” raspunsuri la intrebarile pe care nu le stie. Aplicatia ar folosi un sistem de recunoastere a cuvintelor care ar functiona mai bine decat cel din Siri insa marea noutate este ca acest sistem recunoaste mult mai multe limbi/accente de pe glob.
Este clar ca Apple nu vrea concurenta pentru asistentul sau personal Siri si are tot dreptul sa refuze accesul in App Store celor care ii genereaza aceasta concurenta deci in afara aplicatiei Evi nu cred ca vom vedea prea multe altele care sa aiba intr-adevar functionalitate utila.
We found that your app does not comply with the Guidelines for Using Apple’s Trademarks and Copyrights, as required by the App Store Review Guidelines.
Apps that relate to Siri are not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines as Siri is an Apple product, and therefore covered by our Trademarks and Copyrights guidelines.
It would be appropriate to revise your app concept, app name, and marketing text to address these trademark issues.
For app design information, check out the videos: “Getting Started video: The Ingredients of Great iPhone Apps” and “iPhone User Interface Design,” available on the iOS Developer Center, and the iOS Human Interface Guidelines in particular, the sections, “Great iOS Apps Embrace the Platform and HI Design Principles” and “Human Interface Principles”.
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Also, we found that your app includes a feature, or features, that mimic an iOS interface or behavior, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines.
Specifically, the app is too similar to Siri.
It would be appropriate to remove or revise these features to make them distinctly different from the iOS behaviors and interfaces to avoid causing user confusion. While the guideline specifies iPod interfaces, the spirit of the guideline includes all iOS interfaces and behaviors.
This post was last modified on mart. 16, 2012, 6:03 PM 18:03