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Steve Jobs Recommends Android For Fans of Porn

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-flashers-own-trenchcoats dept.

hansamurai writes "After being asked about the App Store's recent ban on 'sexy apps,' Steve Jobs responded, 'We do believe we have a moral responsibility to keep porn off the iPhone. Folks who want porn can buy an Android phone. You know, there's a porn store for Android, you can download nothing but porn. You can download porn, your kids can download porn. That's a place we don't want to go, so we're not going to go there.' Apps such as Playboy's and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition are still available on the App Store, however, as they come from 'more reputable companies.'"

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  1. Re:I don't need by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, they just rejected a reportedly extremely nice iPad application that taught kids how to program, called "Scratch", based on Alan Kay's ideas from ages ago. It looks like a fantastic idea, but aparently violates their terms and condition, as the kids can 'create programs'. They're not really thinking of the children.

  2. Re:I don't need by fm6 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Especially when the chief censor is this guy:

    http://www.9to5mac.com/steve-jobs-hacks-phones-234556455

    But really, this isn't about censorship. This is about branding. Because Apple doesn't sell technology any more, they sell an image. And that image doesn't have room for stroke facilitation software.