Presselite 101: How To Fool The Market

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Malcolm

Now that Presselite have decided to rip off my icon & ride off the goodwill I have worked hard for over the last 2 years. It’s time I highlighted, their behaviour when they release updates. Continue reading →

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Presselite Copy My App Icon

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Malcolm

It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, if this is the case then I am very flattered by Presselite. For years they ripped off the Official TfL logo when they had no rights to do so. Now they have decided to rip off mine instead. My application, London Tube Deluxe has used the same logo & icon since being released on 1st Jan 2009. On the 26th of July 2010 Presselite released an update to their application with a remarkably similar one don’t you think?

Perhaps TfL finally caught up with Presselite and got them to remove the logo? Or maybe instead of putting in the effort to make their product better it’s just easier to copy my logo in a feeble attempt to gain more sales and cause market confusion.

The old 'London Tube' icon

I have chronicled the behaviour of Presselite over the years. They have done everything from making false legal claims, fake reviews against my apps, fake reviews against compeditors and now this. They even lie in their press releases, as Fast Company found out when they reviewed one of Presselites Apps.

UPDATE: Now Presselite steal my icon for another one of their apps! London Bus.

This application too used to use the official TfL bus roundel. All developers are now prohibited from using any official TfL logo’s in their apps. Because Presselite had to change theirs, they’ve just decided to steal mine instead.

UPDATE: As expected, Presselite now use a copy of my icon for their iPad App too. This is a total of 3 Apps they have copied my icon for.

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BBC ask… “How do you make money?”

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Malcolm

In time for Apples stellar quarterly earnings announcements, Adam Shaw from BBC Radio 4 joins me in the kitchen to ask how I make money as a full time iPhone developer, download the full Today show interview.

Breakfast TV also paid a visit, view Cashing in on Apple’s success.

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Tube Deluxe 5.3 for iOS4

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Malcolm

Tube Deluxe 5.3 for iOS4 has been submitted for approval. This is an iOS4 compatible update ONLY & has been highly optimised for the new OS, including retina display graphics for the iPhone 4. Other iOS4 features include Fast app switching & significant speed improvements throughout the application. Continue reading →

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Why iOS4 only?

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Malcolm

I figured moving NextBuses, London Bus & soon, Tube Deluxe to iOS4 only would spark some passionate debate. Why have I done this? Do I have any respect for my users at all?

Someone recently put to me, Apple has pulled a “corporate con” on us all. This is a very interesting analysis, it’s the same criticism that was often levelled at Microsoft in their glorious days of Windows 95; remember after that came Windows ME, Windows 98, XP…then Vista. And don’t forget all those Office upgrades!

I am moving my apps to iOS4 for a number of reasons, mostly technical, but part of my reasoning is business based. Continue reading →

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iPhone apps: British designers on the key to creating a hit

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Malcolm

The Guardian | The Observer interview me regarding iPhone app development. Really interesting to see what other developers & designers have done & some robust conversation follows on the comments. Read more at…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/04/technology-software-iphone-app

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Steve doesn’t like Flurry et al

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Malcolm
Analytics companies and developers have been wondering about the impact of an updated version of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement (PLA) for iOS4. In particular part of clause 3.3.9 states…
“Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Device Data may not be provided or disclosed to a third party without Apple’s prior written consent. Accordingly, the use of third party software in Your Application to collect and send Device Data to a third party for processing or analysis is expressly prohibited.”
Analytics firm Flurry has sort clarification on this and has come up with a result, somewhat. Continue reading →
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UK iPad Launch Day: Sally Eden from BBC Interviews me

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Malcolm

Friday 28th 2010 was very exicting day, it was the long awaited launch day of Apples iPad in many countries outside the US. Tech savey journalist & presenter Sally Eden interviewed me with a few tough questions for the BBC World Busnines Report.

For those in the UK you can access the interview article on BBC iPlayer.

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Presselite Make Fictitious Legal Claims

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Malcolm

It’s been months since I had even thought about Presselite, then much to my entertainment an email turns up from Apple explaining that Presselite have claimed trademark infringement against Q MAPPS for our app “Paris Metro”. Here’s the claim… Continue reading →

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Will I Develop For Android?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Malcolm

I certainly haven’t ruled out developing my apps for Android at some point, but right now the iPhone consumes my time.

Whilst the Google Android OS is growing rapidly, the market for paid apps is just not there yet. In the paid apps space it’s 1/10th the size of the iPhone market and there are problems with fragmentation, payment systems & even multiple stores. This makes it cumbersome for users to purchase applications & makes it really difficult for developers to be rewarded for their efforts. Continue reading →

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