Mentioning Android Is a No-No In iPhone App Store

donberryman writes "Apple has told a software developer that its application cannot be included in the iPhone App Store if it mentions Google Android. The developer just wanted to mention that the app was a finalist in Google's Android Developer's Challenge." The developer complied with apparent good humor. Here is their blog post, which includes the text of the iPhone store's not-quite-rejection.

Comments

Flash of stupidity...

[LostCluster]

I'm with Apple on this one. Does anybody think Barnes and Noble would be willing to post a sign saying your book was #38 in its category on Amazon? Do you think Best Buy will post an ad saying the censored version of your album is a Wal-Mart exclusive?

You can't expect to place ads for a competing store's award in another retail store.

AppStoreRejections.slashdot.org

[LostCluster]

Rejections for losers. Stuff that doesn't matter.

Could we have a new slashdot section for this so I can filter out this crap?

Makes Sense

[whisper_jeff]

While I'm sure many will eagerly jump forward to proclaim, yet again, how evil Apple has become, to me, this just makes sense. Mentioning that the app was a finalist in Google's Android Developer's Challenge implies that the app is compatible with an Android system. Even if one moron downloads it thinking that it will work on their Andriod phone, it's one person too many. Makes sense to me.

Freetard alert!

[Anonymous Coward]

Freetard pretends to be an apple developer and "switches" back to useless platform, news at 11!

Objectively speaking...

[Phizzle]

Why is Apple demonized for not willing to subsidize their competitors advertising?

Re:We're all mind readers

[Achromatic1978]

Please. You expect way too much sense from an Apple hater.

Please. He hates Apple so much he was willing to spend several hundred dollars on one of their products.

A tip to the GP: Displaying your ignorance and stupidity to the world does not actually reflect poorly on Apple.

A tip to the parent: If you are the one responsible for that gallery of hipster wannabes circle jerking and in some cases cutting Apple logos into their flesh, displaying your stupidity to the world not only reflects poorly on you, but also on Apple.

Re:We're all mind readers

[MichaelSmith]

My wife bought a macbook pro recently for her work and we connected our son's ipod touch to it. I found the user interface of itunes to be confounding and non-intuitive. I had to press buttons (and other UI elements) at random to find features like "synchronise with ipod". I am sure that if you use it a lot it all makes sense but if they want to accommodate new users I would suggest a total UI rethink.

Iwhat?

[flyneye]

I agree 100%, When the other phones on the horizon are breathing down his neck and better plans will come with them, the time to get snitty to developers isn't now. This isn't like old school punk where you can alienate the audience and get away with it either. The Ipad isn't going to provide any level of protection even if you added absorbent wings and will soon be overwhelmed by competitors out for blood.
Granpa' Jobs business model is as obsolete as the music industry and Macintosh will soon be fossilizing along with it. Hard to convince people how cool you are when you act like such an asshole.
          C'mon now,how many Moonies left the cult when their phones got bricked? When their Imacs turned to obsolete junk? How about Ipod antics? You can't keep peeing in the soup and expect company to stay for dinner.