DISQUS

xm · 6 months ago

Why should they even get to decide what applications people get to put on their own machines?

Is it really any of Apple's business what I put on my phone once I've purchased it?

Apple's very smart, in a Söze way

melodylida69 (Fab) · 6 months ago

This is real ridiculous!!!!

Lori Laurent Smith · 6 months ago

Orwell's 1984: iconic ad or operating philosophy for Apple?

ajbraun · 6 months ago

As seen recently apple makes no $$$ from apps, but is still only game in town. Until Android Market hits it stride, no reason for them to change

Carlos Garcia-Hoz · 6 months ago

Apple Appstore approvals are very unconsistent. It's probably the lack of resources. http://bit.ly/mR2o2

playboypaul · 6 months ago

screw apple not accepting eucalyptus is just another stupid move by the silly people at apple, i love their reasoning, "allows the user to read "objectionable" texts. u've got 2 b kidding me, i mean who do they think they are? the chinese government?

Matt · 6 months ago

But, the Suicide Girl app I saw while cruising the App store is a-ok?

playboypaul · 6 months ago

I say use cydia and all developers should use cydia as well to get their apps out there free and paid

Jeff · 6 months ago

They're being inconsistent - they approved the ebook reader app Stanza, which has access to the same content. Combine that with the approval of the suicide girls and bouncy boobs apps, and it becomes really embarrassing.

For some reason, I find that kind of inconsistency more annoying than the overzealous CYA that (in my opinion) obviously fueled the Eucalyptus rejection.

If they found fart apps objectionable, would the app store make any money at all?

Just asking.

Bart · 6 months ago

iPhones and iPods are inherently personal devices anyway--it is counterintuitive and anti-user to stand in the middle the way Apple does. This smacks of AOL circa 1994. The obsession with control is creating a very real vulnerability for them as a company.

Bishal Adhikary · 6 months ago

This might be an Apple's initiative to control adult stuff but what they did with this app is useless. Youngsters who get tempted to read kamasutra are no kids and apple should understand that kamasutra can also be read over their very desirable browser Safari. This is like putting a ban on internet usage to control porno.

Preternatural · 6 months ago

Apple is a great company with wonderful products. They are not however the FCC, FTC or Congress for that matter. Why they keep wading into the objectionable material pool when it only makes the Cats at Infinite Loop look well LOOPY and doesn't help their image, is beyond silly. The only thing I expect Apple to do is make certain software won't break the phone. At least until they wise up and just let people take full responsibility for our phones and install directly from whatever sources we choose as we do with everything else we get from Apple.

What if the person wanting to buy the software is retired or a college student, they have the right to decide for themselves what is objectionable. Children have parents to decide what is and is not off limits. After all, if all e-reader software or most has the ability to read this title and the title is readily available, say in a library I think the FTC really needs to start looking at Apple because picking and choosing developers, for reasons that have nothing to do with law may in fact be violating or nearly some fair trade law. Why because all other equipment you buy from Apple you are entirely responsible. You break it and your choices are turn to the warranty, pay for the repair or pay for the replacement. There are two things different about the iPhone. The first being that Apple magically takes the stance that the cheapest and so most replaceable item they make, somehow needs them to shepherd and protect it. This is bull, especially when shepherding and protecting it, allows them to make money off software title sold.

Apple can sell you the MacPro for a cajillion dollars with a sub-par video card with a straight face, but they somehow are care about a phone that only cost a few hundred dollars. I'm buying the MacPro, but not that argument.

Elicox · 6 months ago

I think it's just an advertising strategy for the whole world talk about them. Although I think the application is not as good as there are better like this: http://tinyurl.com/cnzwpu

thechexican · 6 months ago

Yeah, things like this remind me how I really need a good internet capable phone to come to AT&T (Pre, please?) so I can ditch the iPhone and resume an Apple free life. I really do hate them.

Sebastian Alvarez · 6 months ago

I would never buy an iPhone.

fdossantos · 6 months ago

I'm convinced that Apple's iPhone app reviewers are in an offshore customer support center which follow scripts and procedures to the letter, leaving no room for common sense.

kiran · 5 months ago

Yes, this is still a hot trend and its not too late!
In fact it is still just at the beginning...