Comments on: Political Caricature? There’s No App For That

By: Jack Schafer on Apple’s iEcosystem

Jack Schafer on Apple’s iEcosystem — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:58:50 +0000

[...] squawked frequently about both the overarching principles and specifics of the App Store myself. If the day comes when Apple lets apps get onto iPhones and iPods without [...]

By: The Apple iPhone App Store Approval Process: A Really Inefficient Route for Getting to the Right Decision | Technologizer

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:58:04 +0000

[...] of congress and which depicts them as bobblehead dolls, is no longer an app non grata. After initially rejecting the program, Apple has done an about face and pushed it through to the App Store. (On my iPhone, at least, [...]

By: Backlin

Backlin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:26:45 +0000

Now if John McCain was naked in this app, I could understand it being pulled, but defamatory? John McCain could have a bobble-head of himself on his desk for all we know.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:47:02 +0000

The success of the Android will be due in part because of Apple. Apps that are rejected by Apple should have no problem on the Android platform, which I believe will attract many developers. Do you want to spend countless hours developing the next cutting-edge app for a well known device and just hope that it passes without a hitch, or will you develop it for a lesser platform and know you won’t have any problems getting the app to your potential customers?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:12:30 +0000

Not that i agree with Apple’s interpretation (it’s ridiculous) but not too long ago Schwarzenegger sued a bobble-head maker for “exploitation of an individual for commercial purposes”. This perhaps is the real reason for Apple’s rejection….

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/18/national/18arnold.html

..although it would naturally seem that Tom Richmond & his partner would be ultimately responsible for the content & thus any poss. litigation, Apple knows it would be a richer target.

By: ReynaldoRiv

ReynaldoRiv — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:41:13 +0000

I really no longer care about the iPhone’s App Store. It’s odd but as of late I’ve been on a CRAZY google kick.

Gmail, Google Reader, Android, Chrome… There’s just so much to love!