Apple Lifts the Curtain on App Store Approvals
New York Times, August 21, 2009
By Jenna Wortham
Apple, along with AT&T and Google, filed responses to the FCC's inquiry into Apple's rejection of an iPhone application developed by Google. Aside from trying to answer the FCC's questions, Apple's response provided a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the company, specifically the review process that determines which iPhone apps are ushered onto its digital shelves and which ones are cast aside.
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