Also the review helps to keep malware out of the store
Chris am I right to guess that part of the proceeds go to some of the Growl team and some to pay for the web site? On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Chris Forsythe <[email protected]> wrote: > No we're sticking to app store only for binary distribution. It's been a > real benefit to us and a real benefit to users. > > For instance, the approval process you're lampooning here means that end > users can have confidence that Growl isn't going to wreck things on their > computer. The review process for HardwareGrowler for instance rejected it > about 2 days after we submitted it because we had HWG adding itself to > login items without asking. Not on purpose bear in mind, but it's a good > thing that they caught that. We fixed it, resubmitted the binary, and about > an hour or two later HWG was in the app store and waiting on their > searching indexes to update. This is a good thing for us, we didn't do > something by accident that we didn't mean to do. It's a good thing for > users, HWG wasn't added to their login items without permission. The rules > for the app store for the most part are there to benefit the user and > that's a very good thing. > > -- > Chris Forsythe > > On Friday, November 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM, uilhao wrote: > > Is there a non version for the app store? I'd be more than happy to > purchase the app directly from you, but I'm against everything that > apple's app store represents. I think the devs should take all their > hard earned money and not have to deal with apples BS approval process > > On Oct 4, 6:27 pm, Christopher Forsythe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Try this: > > 1) Go to launchpad > > 2) Click and hold on the Growl icon until it shakes. > > 3) Click the X to remove Growl. > > 4) Go to the app store and find Growl again. > > 5) Click to download. It may look like it's going to charge you again, but > it isn't. > > Chris > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Paul Bloch <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had Growl 1.2.2 installed on my iMac upgraded to Lion. I purchased > the new Growl from the Mac App Store and I didn't think to remove > Growl 1.2.2 beforehand. The App Store notice the older Growl and > asked if I wanted to proceed. I did. When it finished I don't see the > new Growl in /Applications. I removed the old Growl 1.2.2 and App > Store says I have growl installed but I can't find it. > > > What do I do next to get the new Growl? > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > -- ---- Charlie Schloss Grab Opera the fastest browser on earth @ http://my.opera.com/community/download.pl?ref=Chas4&p=opera_desktop Why Open the Web? Despite the connecting purpose of the Web, it is not entirely open to all of its users. When used correctly, HTML documents can be displayed across platforms and devices. However, many devices are excluded access to Web content. http://my.opera.com/community/openweb/info/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
