Apple Accepts, Then Rejects BitTorrent iPhone App

An anonymous reader writes "Apple recently approved an iPhone app called IS Drive, which lets users check and manage downloads from ImageShack.us, while also offering users the option to use the company's BitTorrent service to download files to their ImageShack account. Once Apple got wind of what the app was capable of, however, it was promptly removed from iTunes."

Comments

Re:Seems strange they approved it at all

[Pojut]

Semantics (accurate, but semantics nontheless.) Insisting that torrents are more frequently used for legal vs illegal file sharing is ignorant at best and putting your fingers in your ear shouting "LALALALA" at worst.

The general "you", not "you, icebraining".

Re:Seems strange they approved it at all

[TheKidWho]

Yes you are a moron, but you didn't need me to tell you that.

Re:No good reason to bittorrent

[GameboyRMH]

Oh the average user doesn't need all that "freedom" and "choice" crap, you can of course download copyrighted, DRMed, device-locked Hollywood movies using an approved app on the iPhone for just a small cost. As long as you download over WiFi. The iPhone does everything see? Being locked into iOS isn't bad. Master Steve keeps us safe in here.