[Nfbktad] No more Blindfold Games or Updates

[Hellena Keaton]

Thanks, that is great news!

Hellena Emery

> On Nov 16, 2017, at 10:13 AM, Slery via NFBKTAD <nfbktad at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This has already been approved by Apple.
> Cindy
> 
> 
> On November 16, 2017 5:12:52 AM Hellena Keaton via NFBKTAD
> <nfbktad at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> This is so sad. Thanks for letting me know. I will also contact Apple.
>> 
>> Hellena Emery
>> 
>>> On Nov 9, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Todd via NFBKTAD <nfbktad at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks for sharing, Tonia!
>>> 
>>> This is bad news. I'm very disappointed and will certainly make my comments
>>> known.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Todd
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NFBKTAD [mailto:nfbktad-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gatton,
>>> Tonia (OFB-LV) via NFBKTAD
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 8:41 AM
>>> Cc: Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)
>>> Subject: [Nfbktad] No more Blindfold Games or Updates
>>> 
>>> FYI:
>>> 
>>> I just finished talking with an Apple representative, and Apple’s decision
>>> is that unless I merge the 80 Blindfold Games into a handful of apps, they
>>> will no longer allow new games to be released or allow updates to be make.
>>> From a technology perspective, that’s extremely hard and time-consuming.
>>> From a business perspective, that would mean spending hundreds of hours
>>> recoding the games, with no possible return-on-investment.  Most of the
>>> games generate sales in the first three months of the game being released,
>>> and I’ve been building these games for 4 years.
>>> From a usability perspective, that means the main menus would be
>>> ridiculously complex, and the settings screens would be confusing and
>>> almost unusable.
>>> If you are unhappy with this decision, you can express your opinion to
>>> Apple.  The accessibility desk is at
>>> accessibility at apple.com<mailto:accessibility at apple.com> or you can call
>>> 1-800-MY-APPLE.  Thanks to everyone for enjoying my games.
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