科技评论家John Gruber撤回了前一天发表的《App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours》文章[1]。该文章原本指控Apple App Store错误拒绝了一款应用，但随后的调查表明Apple的决定实际上是正确的[1]。
根据Gruber的撤回声明，被拒应用的真实名称是"Asterly"而非"Dark Hours"，其原始版本实际上是一款占星应用，包含"每日塔罗牌"功能[1]。根据App Store Guideline 4.3(b)，占星类应用等已被充分开发，Apple不接受此类新提交[1]。Gruber承认被应用开发者Terry Godier误导，并表示："我发布的内容由我负责，我为这个错误道歉"[1]。
这是Gruber24年撰写Daring Fireball以来首次撤回文章[1]。开发者Godier随后将天文学版本上线为网站"Dark Hours"（darkhours.io）[1]。
Tech commentator John Gruber has retracted an article published the previous day titled "App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours," which had criticized Apple's App Store for allegedly rejecting an astronomy application incorrectly [1]. Upon further investigation, Gruber discovered that the rejected app's original version, named "Asterly," was actually an astrology application featuring tarot card functionality, making Apple's rejection decision valid [1].
The app in question had been rejected under App Store Guideline 4.3(b), which prohibits new submissions for astrology applications on the grounds that the category has already been sufficiently developed [1]. Developer Terry Godier had misled Gruber about the app's true nature [1]. Following the rejection, Godier launched an astronomy-focused version as a website called "Dark Hours" at darkhours.io [1].
In a statement addressing the error, Gruber said: "What I publish is my responsibility, and I apologize for the error" [1]. The retraction marks the first time in Gruber's 24 years of writing for Daring Fireball that he has withdrawn an article [1].