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Mic Wright
Reporter, TNWMic Wright is a journalist specialising in technology, music and popular culture. He lives in Dublin. He is on Twitter at @brokenbottleboy. Mic Wright is a journalist specialising in technology, music and popular culture. He lives in Dublin. He is on Twitter at @brokenbottleboy.
iOS developers were angry that Apple allowed iOS 9 beta users to post App Store reviews. That’s understandable. Pre-release software often doesn’t play nice with apps that haven’t been updated.
Gotta love 1-star reviews for iOS 9 Beta issues. https://t.co/6lrFn9cP65
— Paul Mayne (@paulmayne) July 11, 2015
Thankfully, Cupertino has finally copped on to the problem and blocked users running the iOS 9 beta from spouting off about problems on the App Store.
Finally — you can't write App Store reviews from beta iOS. ? pic.twitter.com/xu03SSi96k
— Ryan Orbuch (@orbuch) July 22, 2015
A triumph for common sense! A defeat for total dicks who leave reviews based on bugs thrown up by betas!
➤ Ryan Orbuch [via 9to5 Mac]
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