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Apple censors iPhone version of Ninjawords dictionary
The saga of Apple's inexplicable App Store approval policies just got even weirder. This time, a dictionary iPhone app was rejected for containing profanity, and only accepted once a 17+ rating was attached, and the allegedly obscene words were removed from the app. Even more frustrating is that Ninjawords, the censored dictionary, distinguishes itself by using different sources for its definitions than any other app on the store right now. It could have been a great app.It's true that it's Apple's store, and Apple is allowed to make the rules, but it's hard to see how such a crucial part of the iPhone business can continue to expand with rules so sporadically applied. Developers won't want to develop, for fear of having their apps rejected, or being asked to remove content or functionality before they're allowed into the store. These same arguments come up every time a legitimate-seeming app gets rejected, but Apple really doesn't seem to have learned its lesson: rejecting legitimate apps is bad for everyone involved. Censoring a dictionary to protect readers certainly isn't going to sell any phones.
[via Daring Fireball]
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Subscribe to commentsGPAug 6th 2009 9:42AM
apples dumb but developers do want to develop and are still developing i have literally no idea why you took it upon yourself to say something so stupid
Jay HathawayAug 6th 2009 12:47PM
Because the uncertainty surrounding app store policies has actually caused some developers I know to question the viability of iPhone development as part of their business. I don't think it's stupid at all.
MollyAug 6th 2009 11:40AM
since Apple has resorted to producing 'happiness-indicating' gadgets that measure ones qualities in bed, targeting dummies who don't mind being restricted by DRM and other ridiculous user control policies or kids who can be gagged when the battery blows up, they shouldn't be worth the while of a team dedicated to commenting on the rather serious side of the online world.
do yourself and favour and don't ridicule yourself by shedding tears over Apple's latest 'atrocities'. :)
RaulAug 6th 2009 12:02PM
The Ministry of Truth is pleased...
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JamesAug 11th 2009 11:44PM
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keithwicksukSep 29th 2009 11:09PM
I came across Jay's comments about Apple censorship when searching for an Apple dictionary to download. As a result, I shall be careful to check any Apple dictionary instead of automatically relying on it as a product from what I had assumed to be a fairly reliable company. I find GP's inability to understand the importance of such information astonishing.