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So It Begins: Apple Removes Dashboard-like Application from the App Store

It’s happening again. Remember when Apple used to approve an application into the App Store, leave it for some time there, then remove it without apparent reason? That’s what happened  to Desktop, a new application for the iPad which was previously approved and running into the iPad App Store.

What’s interesting is that Desktop is an application that mimics the functions of Mac OS’ Dashboard, bringing tiny windows and fake widgets on the iPad screen to simulate the “multitasking effect”. We’ve also heard that Apple might have removed multiple dashboard-like apps, but we’re still waiting for the mails from the developers to confirm so.

Could this be the beginning of another “Apple insanely remove apps” era? We’ll se. By now, be sure to not develop a Dashboard-like app.

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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