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05-24-2009, 06:09 AM | #16 |
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Stupid decision, absolutely.
Or is it? The explanation might be simple: the 3.5" screen of the iPhone is just too small for comfortable viewing of such material. As we all know, in sex and screen, size matters. Thus, Apple may be simply withholding approval of such applications, until the press-conference announcing the introduction of its 10" tablet. I can just see Steve Jobs pull "one more thing" at the end of the tablet press-conference, and announce the immediate availability of the Porn section of the iTunes store, with a million apps to start. |
05-24-2009, 08:58 AM | #17 |
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Actually it was a text only version of the Kama Sutra so the size of the screen shouldn't matter. I suspect that someone at Apple had a very embarrassing experience working from a non illustrated version of the book and felt very strongly that the Kama Sutra should only be made available with illustrations. It could be a health and safety issue.
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05-25-2009, 05:22 PM | #19 |
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This 'explanation' in fact explains nothing about the decision. The app was rejected for the fact that the user can use it to download and display perfectly legal content that Apple finds objectionable. This is, apparently, basically all that app does. Which is the same as what the Kindle app or Apple's own Safari browser do. Which are not banned.
Furthermore, the objectionable content was not in any way, shape or form contained in the app, which makes the cited reason for the rejection completely bogus. In fact, it could probably be argued, depending on how Eucalyptus works, that the objectionable content may well be less tightly bundled with the app than Amazon's Kindle ebooks, including the erotic ones, are tied to the Kindle app. That Apple are censoring bastards is something I find personally objectionable, but that is not the heart of the problem. Which is twofold: a) the cited reason for the rejection does not match the available facts (aka Apple is, or is at least perceived to be, lying), and b) the rules about 'objectionable content' are enforced in a completely arbitrary and/or clueless manner (aka Apple is, or is at least perceived to be, being a - possibly clueless - bastard about it). |
05-25-2009, 05:50 PM | #20 |
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That is beyond idiotic. Anyone with an iPhone could take all sorts of pornographic and offensive photos and store them on the phone, or even email them to others.
Any hardware or software that deals with user controlled or created content has the potential for use (or abuse) of adult content. If you can send or receive an email on your iPhone, then you can send and/or receive some pretty offensive porn, if that's the sort of thing you want to do. Blaming the app for the manner in which it is used makes no sense at all. And, really, the Kama Sutra as porn?? Well, maybe technically, but it doesn't even hold a candle to some of the crap that's cranked out in publications today. |
05-25-2009, 08:35 PM | #21 |
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All of which is why I have not found it necessary to drop a single dinar on anything remotely associated with Apple for the last approximately thirty years. Apple's hardware and software may be superlative, but their business practices suck!
And Amazon and Sony are not far behind! |
05-26-2009, 05:04 PM | #22 |
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/...c-ebook-reader
Apple changes its mind on ‘pornographic’ ebook reader 26.05.2009 An ebook reader app called Eucalyptus, which was banned by a prudish Apple enforcer because it contained ancient Kama Sutra texts, has finally been cleared for download on the iTunes Apps Store. The US$10 Eucalyptus app is a stylish ebook that allows readers to access 20,000 Project Gutenberg texts, including authentic ancient texts such as the Kama Sutra. The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian text and work of Sanskrit literature which, while containing a good portion on sexual behaviour, is mainly intended as a manual for living a good and full spiritual life. Unfortunately, an Apple enforcer more worried about people’s text lives than spiritual wellbeing refused to approve the Eucalyptus app for download via the iTunes Apps Store because of a reference to the Kama Sutra. The banning of the Eucalyptus ebook reader for pornographic reasons led to a flurry of angry blog posts and tweets. A chagrined Apple eventually relented and Eucalyptus is now available for download. By John Kennedy |
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05-28-2009, 08:23 AM | #27 |
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I really dont get peoples issue with this!
it works on two levels for me. 1, its apples app store! they choose what content to host and can host or not host anything they like for any reason they like. Its a basic right that anyone has MR for xample will remove certain things from its forums for its own reasons too. 2, An individual reviewed the app and applied Apples regulations incorrectly in making a decision. Mistakes happen! it has now been rectified and the app is available. Why anyone could be bothered by their actions or choose not to have an apple product because they follow standard business practices is ridiculous. Do these people also not buy anything by microsoft because they restrict what content can be played on the 360? or Sony and nintendo for the same reason? What about newspapers and magazines who choose not to allow some content to appear on their pages? Dont watch any tv stations cos they bleeped out someone swearing in a film! etc etc |
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