Comments on: Petition Apple to Support Nonprofits

By: Think Different: I’m Thinking Android

Think Different: I’m Thinking Android — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:41:51 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:18:00 +0000

In reply to Beth Kanter.

Thanks so much, Beth!

And, too keep it in the thread of comments on this post, here’s the latest from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/technology/09charity.html?_r=1

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:18:00 +0000

In reply to Jen Guest. Woohoo - thanks, Jen!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:17:00 +0000

In reply to Amy Eisenstein. Thanks, Amy!

By: Jen Guest

Jen Guest — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:54:00 +0000

I signed!

By: Amy Eisenstein

Amy Eisenstein — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:39:00 +0000

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I will sign the petition!

By: Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Thanks Amy for sharing the petition! Been taking Marnie’s thoughts about abundance to heart – and nice that we can put something out and the community comes through — Sue Anne Reed set it up the petition and hopefully Apple will pay attention …..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:28:00 +0000

In reply to Rob Wu.

Thanks for weighing in, Rob! Totally agree with you – where’s the
transparency? where is the opportunity for developers to actually design and
build in a way that is worth their time? Great point!

And yes, the petition tool is totally fancy and pretty – thanks, Care2! Will
send Sue Anne a ping about the iphone app 😉

By: Rob Wu

Rob Wu — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:24:00 +0000

Companies should support non-profits and not make it hard for donors to support these causes. I’m not an expert, but I’ve seen the world of transaction processing being heavily regulated with a strong bias towards avoiding risk (fraudulent transactions, chargebacks, etc). Perhaps Apple is taking a similar stance in trying to avoid risk…or this type of marketplace app steps on a feature/app that they want to implement themselves. Hm, perhaps this type of functionality is too much like a 3rd party app marketplace. All in all, it would be good to get clear reasons why it was banned so that developers, non-profit focused or not, don’t have to waste their time and resources.Also, fancy petition tool! Perhaps there should be an iphone app for this tool too 🙂