Facebook app developer is through with the iPhone, blames App Store approval process

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It would have been nice for the App Store’s public relations team if the biggest news in the past few days was the introduction of a more transparent progress report for applications under review, giving developers some of the feedback they need to see where their apps are in the pathway towards approval and release. Unfortunately, that minor but tangible step toward a more open approval process is overshadowed by a story of frustration and disaffection from one of the platform’s rising stars: Joe Hewitt, the man behind Facebook’s popular iPhone app, is mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore.
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