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		Eduard on Dec 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A former Uber engineer's disaster story Why not release the Swift app version as an additional app, e.g. "Uber Next" while keeping the original version alive until all problems are fixed? This story screams of so many self-made issues.

noway421 on Dec 11, 2020 | [–]

They'd want to keep the existing install base.

cbrauchli on Dec 11, 2020 | [–]

Because Apple would not have approved it.

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