Seriously, all this censorship is ridiculous. Next thing you know Santa will be chewing gum instead of smoking a pipe.
Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blo
· 11 months ago
I have the sudden urge to smoke after reading this article. :)
pmduque
· 11 months ago
If you smoke iPhone instead of a cigar, you will be healthier!
Brad
· 11 months ago
If you smoke an iPhone cigar you might be healthier, but you greatly increase your chances of getting your iPhone punched into your throat.
Spencer Wysinger
· 11 months ago
Apple wasn't "flip flopping" per se. They made it clear that they originally rejected a series of apps because they didn't have the appropriate genres to categorize them in. They even notified app owners that they would be given another opportunity in the future. Now that they have the new categories in place, the app makers were urged to resubmit.
As for whether it should be "banned" (which it never was, it was temporarily rejected for other issues not related to censoring), I'd like to know on what grounds one would argue that case.
danphelan
· 11 months ago
it should only be banned in restaurants!
a chain smoker
· 11 months ago
Really? Promote smoking? I thought we were grown ups, capable of making decisions?
-a smoker
ThriveBlogger
· 11 months ago
Give me a frkn break! No, it should not be banned. People that are so offended by something like this should not purchase it.
Katybeth
· 11 months ago
Next we will be asking if underage IPhoners should be allowed to buy IBeer. It's pretend, people.
vishalsood
· 11 months ago
Harmless fun all the way, something ppl can use in the non-smoking section too :)
TechT
· 11 months ago
I'm tired of people parenting grown ups. If someone wants to smoke, they should and everyone else should mind their own business instead of having a hissy fit over a person's choice of smoking. It's not like someone's putting a gun to your head and telling you to download this app.
Gadget Sleuth
· 11 months ago
Good points about freedom of choice, people being adults, etc. Myself, this kind of app is just useless, and uselessness is dumb and pointless, whether its an iPhone app or anything else. Same with all the iPhone fart apps; stupid and useless, not even really fun or amusing, unless you're 7.
Ron
· 11 months ago
This app is great! Where else can you have secondhand smoke being an actual second hand that manipulates the smoke ...
Kathy
· 11 months ago
I *WANT* to watch the stupid fools that use this app to "smoke" in their favorite restaurants.
Almost as ridiculous as watching someone ACTUALLY smoking.
Mark
· 11 months ago
Slick App, I say don't restrict it.
Adrian
· 11 months ago
I would humbly suggest that FREE “iRecorder†and “Blow†apps make much better use of the Smule technology.
I don't see why the app store should be subjected to a higher level of censorship than the rest of iTunes. Apple has age restriction rules in place for adult content for songs/movies they sell on iTunes, they should use the same system for apps.
If it is banned, I want iBeer and the like off the store.
Personally, I think it should stay.
Jackie
· 11 months ago
Nice app going to be banned.
Riot
· 11 months ago
Stupid app, cool technology. Saw someone with the flute app which was actually kind of cool, but this is pointless.
Warren
· 11 months ago
When is Flute Hero out for XBOX?
Gerald
· 11 months ago
Banned? Are you kidding? I mean, we are talking about a 2.0 world. A) This is a harmless app, nothing else. B) Banning cannot be an answer. C) Beer applications aren't banned as well. It's just a little app. Nothing else.
Maulik
· 11 months ago
Are you guys made? How can yu ban this kind of app? It is nothing but virtual experience leveraging on web 2.0 technology.
All Comments
Seriously, all this censorship is ridiculous. Next thing you know Santa will be chewing gum instead of smoking a pipe.
As for whether it should be "banned" (which it never was, it was temporarily rejected for other issues not related to censoring), I'd like to know on what grounds one would argue that case.
-a smoker
Almost as ridiculous as watching someone ACTUALLY smoking.
http://appshopper.com/utilities/blow
http://appshopper.com/music/irecorder-2
Now that Apple has allowed iSmoke into the app store, when will they allow iBoobs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBNu6WMfR1k
Personally, I think it should stay.