“To the best of my recollection, this is the first post I've retracted in the 24 years I've been writing Daring Fireball. I hope it's the last.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 8 · Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection criticism after discovering app was astrology

“The truth is, the app, as originally submitted by Godier to the App Store (under the name "Asterly", not "Dark Hours"), was entirely dedicated to astrology, not astronomy, and did in fact include a "Tarot card of the day" feature amongst other occultist horseshit.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 8 · Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection criticism after discovering app was astrology

“My disdain for astrology is so utter, and my esteem for Godier's previous work so high, that it simply never occurred to me that he might have actually made and submitted to the App Store an astrology app, let alone that he'd then feign surprise and frustration that an astrology app was rejected for being an astrology app.”

Mastodon (Daring Fireball) · Aug 8 · Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection criticism after discovering app was astrology

“I was misled, both overtly and through omissions, in several ways, but what I publish is my responsibility, and I apologize for the error.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 8 · Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection criticism after discovering app was astrology

“To the best of my recollection, this is the first post I've retracted in the 24 years I've been writing Daring Fireball. I hope it's the last.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 7 · John Gruber retracts App Store critique after misrepresenting Godier's astrology app

“I was misled, both overtly and through omissions, in several ways, but what I publish is my responsibility, and I apologize for the error.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 7 · John Gruber retracts App Store critique after misrepresenting Godier's astrology app

“The truth is, the app, as originally submitted by Godier to the App Store (under the name "Asterly", not "Dark Hours"), was entirely dedicated to astrology, not astronomy, and did in fact include a "Tarot card of the day" feature amongst other occultist horseshit.”

Daring Fireball retraction post · Aug 7 · John Gruber retracts App Store critique after misrepresenting Godier's astrology app

“My disdain for astrology is so utter, and my esteem for Godier's previous work so high, that it simply never occurred to me that he might have actually made and submitted to the App Store an astrology app, let alone that he'd then feign surprise and frustration that an astrology app was rejected for being an astrology app.”

Mastodon · Aug 7 · John Gruber retracts App Store critique after misrepresenting Godier's astrology app