App Stores: Microsoft, Google Follow Apple
Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 08:33:32 CDT by Raulken |
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Suddenly, the cell-phone app store market is getting crowded. Can rivals grab share from the maker of the iPhone? by Olga Kharif When Apple (AAPL) opened its iTunes App Store in July, the idea of a mass-market Web site that sells downloadable games,...
 Infinite Loop Rejected iPhone dev to Apple: Pull My Finger! By Jacqui Cheng | Published: September 04, 2008 - 03:25PM CT By now, you may have heard some rumblings about an iPhone app being rejected from the App Store for a puzzling reason: limited utility. The application, titled Pull My Finger, was created by a developer named Sam (he prefers that his last name be withheld for personal reasons), and did exactly what you think it does. In fact, just watch Sam's video to get the full effect. Crude, yes, but amusing. But Apple wasn't having any of it. Sam received a statement from Apple rejecting his app, not on the grounds of being offensive, but because the company simply didn't think it would appeal to the community. Hello Developer,
We've reviewed your application Pull My Finger. We have determined that this application is of limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community, and will not be published to the App Store.
It may be very appropriate to share with friends and family, and we recommend you review the Ad Hoc method on the Distribution tab of the iPhone Developer Portal for details on distributing this application among a small group of...
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