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Apple Reconsiders, Approves NIN iPhone App

Posted by timothy on from the like-a-warm-blankie-for-trent dept.

gyrogeerloose writes "According to MacRumors, NIN's iPhone application has been approved. Trent Reznor has reported via his Twitter account that the now-approved app was resubmitted without modification, which suggests that Apple reconsidered their initial rejection. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who follows Apple news since it follows the company's typical pattern of handing potentially controversial iPhone apps, especially when it concerns high-profile rejections."

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  1. I dont get it by think_nix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    tfa:
    "the band's own application was rejected due to "objectionable" downloadable content that wasn't housed within the app itself."

    I mean it is their own content they are distributing so "NIN/Reznor" are ok with it. So why was this rejected in the first place ? I dont own anything with an i, but how many other apps out their download offsite content? Quite a few I am sure?

  2. Lemme make sure I understand by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You buy a product. Apple then tells you what you can and cannot put on your product? If you really wanted an app on your phone, and it was not available at the Apple Store, would you be able to get it anyhow? Or are you out of luck?

    And why in the hell would anyone buy a product where the company gets to treat you like a five year old?

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  3. Re:No mention of parental controls? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The decision to approve the app had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it was a high-profile app. They didn't reconsider just because Trent Reznor, with his celebrity status, bitched and complained and tried to Streisand the rejection.

    So, not an high-profile app, but an high-profile submitter? Sorry, but the point remains, if Trent Reznor had not been involved, raising the profile of the app, it would not have been approved.

    Thank god Apple had the wisdom to make themselves the gatekeeper of all iPhone apps. Who knows what kind of damage may have been done if the NIN app had been approved without this charade. Thanks, Apple, for keeping iPhone users all over the world safe.

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  4. Re:Not quite unchanged by Minwee · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, has Apple responded by removing 'The Downward Spiral' from iTunes, so that iPhone users would not be subjected to objectionable content?

    Huh. I guess not.