The enterprise uses two suppliers in multiple tech areas, and Apple’s recent battle with Facebook and Google to shut down internal apps may make the case for more Android internal apps.
Apple’s move to shut down internal iOS apps at Facebook and reportedly Google has gone from an interesting battle between tech titans to one that may give enterprises pause.
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Apple has shut down Facebook and Google internal apps over violations in the Apple Enterprise Developer Program. In a nutshell, Apple’s enterprise program is designed for companies that want to distribute iOS apps internally to employees. Any app targeting consumers needs to go through the App Store.
Via TechCrunch, Facebook had a market research app that violated Apple’s terms. In the trust wars, it was entertaining to see Apple punch Facebook in the head. Google apologized when it had an app also running outside the enterprise program. Apple is being fair and revoked the certificates for those two customers — and rivals — to distribute internal apps. But business got a little harder. A Google spokesperson told ZDNet: „We’re working with Apple to fix a temporary disruption to some of our corporate iOS apps, which we expect will be resolved soon.
