Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was a Correct Rejection
Tech writer John Gruber has retracted a recent article regarding an App Store rejection, admitting that his original premise was fundamentally flawed. He apologized for the error, noting that he was misled by the developer involved.
Why it matters
This demonstrates the importance of journalistic accountability and fact-checking in the tech blogging community, especially when criticizing platform policies.
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Yesterday I published an article titled “App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours”. I have retracted it. Its premise was so fundamentally wrong that there’s no point merely correcting or editing it. Even the title, as I explain below, was inaccurate. Although the original is now retracted, I’m not memory-holing it. The text of the original story is available, for transparency and accountability, in plain text (Markdown, natch) and PDF (preserving original presentation). Both of those versions include a preface at the top linking to this retraction. The URL for the original story now redirects to this one that you are currently reading.
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