Hey Calendar
In an effort to spite Apple with a easy function, Hey determined to present away a digital Apple historical past calendar without cost, impressed by the profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign for a bodily Apple historical past calendar.
Apple’s historical past is not secret or unfindable, neither is the notion of placing it in a calendar. Nevertheless, David Heinemeier Hansson, aka DHH and co-founder of Basecamp, took the idea from a profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign and turned it right into a spiteful weapon in opposition to App Overview.
Hey Calendar was rejected by Apple on January 5 for not functioning with no login. Like with Hey Mail, the corporate hoped to submit an app and have it handled as a “reader” app like Netflix, which does not operate with no login.
Apple will not take into account both app as a reader app and hasn’t disclosed why. As an alternative, Hey should present primary performance to have the app authorised.
DHH and his group spent the weekend implementing a brand new concept for the app as a nod in Apple’s path. They’ve resubmitted the app with an Apple historical past calendar that shows if the consumer hasn’t logged in.
The idea on its face is innocent sufficient. Nevertheless, DHH went out of his approach to level out the place the idea’s inspiration got here from.
That is primarily a digital model of the 2024 Apple Historical past Calendar that raised over $40,000 on Kickstarter. Apple has a wealthy historical past that a number of individuals need to relive, and we’re giving them that inside the attractive HEY Calendar app. Without cost! https://t.co/gPdfrlj35q
— DHH (@dhh) January 8, 2024
The knowledge is public information, so it appears pointless to confess they took the concept from Stephen Hackett’s Apple Historical past Calendar Kickstarter, gave it to a group of individuals, and made it free. Hackett’s calendar is a bodily one, and Hey’s transfer seemingly will not impression his skill to promote them, however a .ics file is included with the acquisition to incentivize customers to personal a bodily calendar in a digital-first world.
DHH may have created a primary vacation calendar or a historical past of Basecamp however as an alternative took inspiration from another person’s work. Apple’s stance in opposition to Hey Calendar and beforehand Hey Electronic mail create pointless issues, however Hey’s resolution might have crossed a line.
For the reason that Hey Calendar app has primary performance resulting from this addition, Apple will seemingly approve the submission.
