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Apple Rejects Nine Inch Nails iPhone App

Posted by timothy on from the you-must-be-this-tall-and-this-melodic dept.

jarrettwold2002 writes "Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails announced via his Twitter account today, 'Apple rejects the NIN iPhone update because it contains objectionable content. The objectionable content referenced is "The Downward Spiral."' The initial NIN Access iPhone app garnered much fanfare (Wired article, Guardian article) and was approved by Apple. The update has been rejected due to an album reference. If Nine Inch Nails is having problems with censorship and approval what kind of problems are you having with the iPhone app approval process?"

10 of 397 comments (clear)

  1. Gee. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looking at his Twitter feed, who woulda thought that Trent would be such a boring twit?

    Oh, so THAT'S how it got its name.

  2. They rejected my app by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    iGoatse. I'm not really sure why. Once I had submitted it, it was like my application disappeared into a black hole, and I had to do a lot of digging to find out where it had disappeared to. Apple needs to pull their head out of their ass.

  3. Re:Fuck any platform where the vendor must approve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck any platform ...

    ... like an animal?

  4. Re:I own a record store. by Swizec · · Score: 3, Funny

    How did it? Seems to be working wonders for the MAFIAA, they're making more money than ever.

  5. Re:I own a record store. by Snarky+McButtface · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh my. The Christians are pirating music?

  6. Re:New NIN single: Steve f*ckers, Inc. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    No problem. Microsoft will.

  7. Re:Enough Already by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe if those other platforms you mentioned had sdks and documentation nearly as nice. I've developed for blackberry, and for android, and it's a crapshoot.

    How about Windows Mobile?

  8. Re:What the hell?! by inasity_rules · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're talking about enforcing a very vague and fine line,

    I was with you until I got to this point in your post. I'm not sure which you mean...

    --
    I have determined that my sig is indeterminate.
  9. We're shakin' a baby now by tepples · · Score: 4, Funny

    I understand Apple's position to a certain extent, after the whole baby-shaking incident, but

    Does this mean "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles, with lyrics misheard as "We're shakin' a baby now", won't go on iTunes Store?

  10. Re:What the hell?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Indeed. Why would anyone hate on a protocol sublayer? It just doesn't make sense.