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Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made.

Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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post #3

It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

nice catch re-donation..don't see that unless you click "more".

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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post #3

It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

The app's creators describe it as anti-iPhone

http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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post #5
post #3

It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

The app's creators describe it as anti-iPhone http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story

Fair enough, though they don't mention that in the App Store description.

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The app's creators describe it as anti-iPhone http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story

Fair enough, though they don't mention that in the App Store description.

I think they would have difficulty in getting that in to the store. However, if you look at the screenshots, the Pear Store is a clear parody of Apple Stores.

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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I think that game will make a tidy profit given the attention it's about to get. I'm have absolutely no idea if Apple is going to pull it. I wouldn't be surprised either way, yet I think whatever happens, I'll be surprised.

In a way, why would they? It's an iPhone game, meaning that Apple earns money from each game sold. Also, it is delivered to people who obviously own an iPhone already. So I doubt it's really going to hurt iPhone sales or something.

Re: Anti-iPhone iPhone game makes it past Apple's review process

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post #3

It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

Apple would be silly to either ban it now, or never to have approved it, since it would cause the Streisand effect.
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