Comments on: Hard decisions: We temporarily removed i.TV 2.1 from the App Store

By: Justin W.

Justin W. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:43:48 +0000

I hear ya, Chuck and you're right about us needing to make money. We knew that would be a risky decision to put ads there but we also tried to make them easy to dismiss. If we could do without ads or a reduced number of ads, we would but according to our analysis, a paid app just wouldn't cover all the expenses in the long term. At some point, we may be able to offer an in-app purchase that would allow you to turn ads off but until then, we'd love for you to hang in there with us. We have some really rad things coming next year and we wouldn't want you to miss out! Thanks for commenting.

By: Chuck M

Chuck M — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:43:27 +0000

I like and use the app all of the time, however it is now laden with advertising, you can't touch it without it launching into some advertisement….especially difficult is the lower pop up when you click on a particular program….arggghh, I know you guys want to make money off of this but you may lose many of your tried and true users.

By: Justin W.

Justin W. — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:35 +0000

Yes, we are very grateful for the quick turnaround on Apple's part too.

By: Justin W.

Justin W. — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:15 +0000

Actually, Apple was having a problem with their servers the night before and the wrong update (i.TV 2.1 with all the crash problems) was sent down to iTunes. People started updating but with the wrong app. We decided to temporarily remove i.TV from the App Store until Saturday midday and then pushed it live again, after Apple had resolved the issues they were having. The new app is available in the iTunes Store now. Go and download it!

By: Michael Linden

Michael Linden — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:23:09 +0000

thanks for fixing the problem so quickly…

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:17:06 +0000

Saturday morning, 12 December, I tried to download the newest update, version 2.1.1, but after the download started, iTunes updater halted the transfer, and stated that the update did not exist. What happened? Did your “bug fix” have a bug of it's own?

By: zetaprime

zetaprime — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:54:35 +0000

I was hoping to see support for Dish Network DVRs in the new version and a bit disappointed to se it still not there in 2.2. But all the same I was glad to see it back in the store again.

By: Justin W.

Justin W. — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:06:25 +0000

No, we can't.

By: Name

Name — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:02:20 +0000

What if I allowed the netflix access? Can u still access my data while I can't use the app?

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:16:09 +0000

Thanks for responding (to both inquiries). I'll keep checking.