In der Regel wird Apples Ansatz, Apps vor der Zulassung in den iOS-Appstore von Mitarbeitern prüfen zu lassen, ausschließlich kritisiert. Vergessen werden dabei die offensichtlichen Vorteile, die die strengere Kontrolle mit sich bringt.
Marco Arment, Entwickler von Instapaper und Mitgründer von Tumblr, über die Vorteile des Review-Prozesses für das iOS-Ökosystem:
… WeiterlesenFirst and foremost, the review process has created a level of consumer confidence and risk-taking that has enabled the entire iOS app market to be far bigger and healthier than anyone expected. Average people — the same people who have been yelled at for decades for clicking on the wrong button on the wrong incomprehensible dialog box and messing up their computers — can (and do) confidently buy large quantities of inexpensive apps impulsively, without having to worry that any of them will “break” their iPhones or iPads, rip them off, destroy their data, or require them to embarrassingly visit the corporate IT department, the Geek Squad, or their computer-savvy relatives (us) for help.