I've emailed them a few times now but haven't heard from them in a while. Anyone heard from them recently?
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Tom
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With the amount of initial hyperactive output this developer made when iOS first surfaced, I wouldn't be surprised if we're currently experiencing an "I've locked myself in a dark cupboard avoiding all reality" phase at the moment?
Amidio must've gotten tired of getting slapped in the face by Apple..
RIP IOlibrary 2008-2009
"In the end of 2009, one year later, Apple decided that this kind of app behaviour was unacceptable and forced the developers to remove ioLibrary support from all the apps, causing mass user dissatisfaction."
On one hand, I've been somewhat dissatisfied with Amidio's responsiveness. The few times I tried to send some constructive feedback re bugs and stuff I've gotten no response.
On the other hand, I'm sympathetic to their difficulties - the iolibrary fiasco and the ill will they've received (some of which isn't their fault, some of which is) is probably enough to shutdown any small-time developer.
Bought a ten dollar app from Amidio that never worked once. They never replied to any question for support, not on mail or the forms and did not answer questions about it on their forum from others.
But when they promoted a new app a guy from amidio here on palmsounds promised to fix it by updating after this new one. They left the bug in it and put it on sale instead.
I have zero respect for that, and I wasnt the only one with this problem
I had some contact regards jr hexatone, then nothing, then contact and now nothing, they told me they submitted a new version to apple that was disapproved and that they were re submitting, but there dates didn't add p, so I don't trust them and won't buy there products, sorry... But £5.99 for a app that is forgotten so quickly is crap!
First, there was the ioLibrary nonsense where Apple required the feature be removed from Amidio's apps and apps by other developers.
There was the situation with their TouchDJ app which was held in limbo for months while Apple couldn't decide whether to allow it on the App Store.
Amidio put out some YouTube videos that were very critical of Apple's and their policies. That did not make any friends in Cupertino. The folks in Cupertino have a long memory when it comes to such things.
They got sued for trademark infringement over Star Guitar Pro allegedly infringing on a computer program called Guitar Pro.
Lastly, they don't seem to have been particularly good at customer relations.
In spite of all the hype, the app business is just not that profitable (especially without friends in Cupertino ;).
I wouldn't blame them if they were rethinking their business priorities.
Many folks have been critical with Amidio for the fire and forget style of releasing apps. Unfortunately, this is also a critique of the app store's policy of free upgrades for life. For a two person (1.5 seems like mostly) team, it must be difficult to maintain their wide breadth of products, especially if they are not built with a common methodology, which would also be typical for a small, young team.
But, if you've seen how their apps rank when they first come out, they are definitely making a good buck on their app releases. As they make more, they reap the benefits of having new lines of income with ever new app. This is why they release new apps as opposed to update old apps. In addition, they live in Russia, so it is possible that their income is exceptional.
Their only real problem with Apple was their use of the DCIM directory for their apps. Yes, this got them spanked, but it's been long resolved.
Apple did approach them when a small French developer claimed trademark infringement on their Star Guitar Pro app. Apple's typical stance on app complaints like this is to take down the app. They want to connection with trademark and copyright disputes. If you can't prove to them that it is settled, you're gone. It was fairly simple. But again, Amidio took the opportunity to create a new app which had the same basic functionality (strings and chords), and call it a new app (though this time just for iPad). In the end, I think they won out on that.
Their DJ app issue was much more complicated. When Apple provided the capability to decode MP3s directly in hardware using their codecs, they probably didn't consider the possibility it would be used for such a product, and thus their own MP3 licensing might not have been flexible enough to allow sublicensing. So, they had to sit on those apps until they resolved it. Yes, there was more than one DJ app that had this issue. Sonorasaurus, ABCDJ, Cue Play, and a couple of others had this same exact issue. They were all released on the same day (November 2009) if you look closely. I am not sure how Quixpin was able to get to market earlier than that (July 2009). Perhaps they had their own license.
But none of the above 3 issues really should have any effect on their output, or the support of their current products.
If you look closely at their activity, they usually go silent for long periods of time. Afterwards they typically surface with one or two NEW apps and do a bunch of promotion and are highly active. Then they go silent again. They've promised a bunch of new apps this year, including drums, synths, and a new DJ app. So far their most recent releases have been Holophone, Om Guitar, Seline (all based on their typical wave table based synths) and LoopJ. These were all released in fairly quick succession, spaced a few months apart, but before that, again, it was silence.
Moral of the story, we will probably be hearing about them sooner or later, but it will be about a new app, and not the support of an old one, unless they decide to reengineer it and release it as a new app again.
No dis to this dev, but I've learned to chose devs wisely.
Even some of the greatest apps in the app store right now got shitty, lying, greedy Devs. Lying about features in future updates that never happen.
I don't care how good your app is but lying about features in future updates really tick me off and makes me want to hurt you. $2,$5,$10 I don't care, its the principal.
I wuldnt mind if they just forgot the app, so much as the contact has been all positive in that it's being sorted then nothing happens nd they go quiet... It just feels like cheap lies I'm afraid. Yes £5.99 for a app that is never updated is not great, but exceptaboe but one which is promised that it's been done, and the developer actually lies..... No thanks
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With the amount of initial hyperactive output this developer made when iOS first surfaced, I wouldn't be surprised if we're currently experiencing an "I've locked myself in a dark cupboard avoiding all reality" phase at the moment?
Developers can be an odd bunch at most times! ;)
Also, I'm an insanely gigantic asshole. ;)
You again? The coward impostor who refuses to reveals his true identity? I wondered when you might resurface :(
Ma and Pa forgotten your trip to Disneyland again? You poor adolescent.
Amidio must've gotten tired of getting slapped in the face by Apple..
RIP IOlibrary 2008-2009
"In the end of 2009, one year later, Apple decided that this kind of app behaviour was unacceptable and forced the developers to remove ioLibrary support from all the apps, causing mass user dissatisfaction."
http://amidio.com/iolibrary-40
Good info Anon!
Funny thing is the iOlibary is how I first found Palm Sounds.
Trying to manage files on my on my 1st gen iPhone.
On one hand, I've been somewhat dissatisfied with Amidio's responsiveness. The few times I tried to send some constructive feedback re bugs and stuff I've gotten no response.
On the other hand, I'm sympathetic to their difficulties - the iolibrary fiasco and the ill will they've received (some of which isn't their fault, some of which is) is probably enough to shutdown any small-time developer.
Bought a ten dollar app from Amidio that never worked once. They never replied to any question for support, not on mail or the forms and did not answer questions about it on their forum from others.
But when they promoted a new app a guy from amidio here on palmsounds promised to fix it by updating after this new one.
They left the bug in it and put it on sale instead.
I have zero respect for that,
and I wasnt the only one with this problem
I had some contact regards jr hexatone, then nothing, then contact and now nothing, they told me they submitted a new version to apple that was disapproved and that they were re submitting, but there dates didn't add p, so I don't trust them and won't buy there products, sorry... But £5.99 for a app that is forgotten so quickly is crap!
First, there was the ioLibrary nonsense where Apple required the feature be removed from Amidio's apps and apps by other developers.
There was the situation with their TouchDJ app which was held in limbo for months while Apple couldn't decide whether to allow it on the App Store.
Amidio put out some YouTube videos that were very critical of Apple's and their policies. That did not make any friends in Cupertino. The folks in Cupertino have a long memory when it comes to such things.
They got sued for trademark infringement over Star Guitar Pro allegedly infringing on a computer program called Guitar Pro.
Lastly, they don't seem to have been particularly good at customer relations.
In spite of all the hype, the app business is just not that profitable (especially without friends in Cupertino ;).
I wouldn't blame them if they were rethinking their business priorities.
@Anonymous
"But £5.99 for a app that is forgotten so quickly is crap!"
Look around, most £5.99 apps gets forgotten within their first year.
Many folks have been critical with Amidio for the fire and forget style of releasing apps. Unfortunately, this is also a critique of the app store's policy of free upgrades for life. For a two person (1.5 seems like mostly) team, it must be difficult to maintain their wide breadth of products, especially if they are not built with a common methodology, which would also be typical for a small, young team.
But, if you've seen how their apps rank when they first come out, they are definitely making a good buck on their app releases. As they make more, they reap the benefits of having new lines of income with ever new app. This is why they release new apps as opposed to update old apps. In addition, they live in Russia, so it is possible that their income is exceptional.
Their only real problem with Apple was their use of the DCIM directory for their apps. Yes, this got them spanked, but it's been long resolved.
Apple did approach them when a small French developer claimed trademark infringement on their Star Guitar Pro app. Apple's typical stance on app complaints like this is to take down the app. They want to connection with trademark and copyright disputes. If you can't prove to them that it is settled, you're gone. It was fairly simple. But again, Amidio took the opportunity to create a new app which had the same basic functionality (strings and chords), and call it a new app (though this time just for iPad). In the end, I think they won out on that.
Their DJ app issue was much more complicated. When Apple provided the capability to decode MP3s directly in hardware using their codecs, they probably didn't consider the possibility it would be used for such a product, and thus their own MP3 licensing might not have been flexible enough to allow sublicensing. So, they had to sit on those apps until they resolved it. Yes, there was more than one DJ app that had this issue. Sonorasaurus, ABCDJ, Cue Play, and a couple of others had this same exact issue. They were all released on the same day (November 2009) if you look closely. I am not sure how Quixpin was able to get to market earlier than that (July 2009). Perhaps they had their own license.
But none of the above 3 issues really should have any effect on their output, or the support of their current products.
If you look closely at their activity, they usually go silent for long periods of time. Afterwards they typically surface with one or two NEW apps and do a bunch of promotion and are highly active. Then they go silent again. They've promised a bunch of new apps this year, including drums, synths, and a new DJ app. So far their most recent releases have been Holophone, Om Guitar, Seline (all based on their typical wave table based synths) and LoopJ. These were all released in fairly quick succession, spaced a few months apart, but before that, again, it was silence.
Moral of the story, we will probably be hearing about them sooner or later, but it will be about a new app, and not the support of an old one, unless they decide to reengineer it and release it as a new app again.
There are always a lot of external factors,
but there is no one else involved when a dev starts ignoring people.
what good can come of putting an app on sale without removing the bug that is known
won't just more people be disappointed?
No dis to this dev, but I've learned to chose devs wisely.
Even some of the greatest apps in the app store right now got shitty, lying, greedy Devs. Lying about features in future updates that never happen.
I don't care how good your app is but lying about features in future updates really tick me off and makes me want to hurt you.
$2,$5,$10 I don't care, its the principal.
I wuldnt mind if they just forgot the app, so much as the contact has been all positive in that it's being sorted then nothing happens nd they go quiet... It just feels like cheap lies I'm afraid. Yes £5.99 for a app that is never updated is not great, but exceptaboe but one which is promised that it's been done, and the developer actually lies..... No thanks
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