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The vast majority of my iPad apps had an update today. It's actually likely that Apple fast tracked all submissions made recently.

And there's quite a difference between fast tracked for approval and no approval process. The former requires the developer to the submit to a black box process, the latter provides instant feedback and full control.

"It's actually likely that Apple fast tracked all submissions made recently."

Or there's a high correlation between the apps you installed and the ones that were fast tracked?

"the latter provides instant feedback and full control."

Sure sing the praises of the wildly successful Android Marketpl-- oh wait they had to rebrand it.

Moreover the difference here is that I am not claiming google's model is insane and has no advantages. There are clearly several strong advantages to it. But let's be clear it also has some huge negatives: security, fraud, average quality, spam, discoverability, etc.

Ticking off one spec where google has an advantage and declaring Apple's far more successful store insane is laughable.

It is possible they could have fast tracked anything that was an update with the word "retina" in the description. As important as it is for app developers to be ready for a new product I'm sure apple even more so wants apps to look as good as possible on a new product.

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