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Re: NIN Reaction to iPhone App Store Rejection

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Post by pj »

I don't think this is so bad really. Apple's brand is affected by the kind of material it sells and it wants to protect its brand.

It's just like Facebook has porn patrol.

Being a vendor of a product isn't just about moving product, it's about moving product in a direction that you believe makes the world a better place for you to live. Apple has the right to choose how to let people use their platform.

Imagine a world where you have no right who you can and cannot sell your hard work to. Those signs that say, "We have the right to refuse service to anyone" -- all those would have to come down, by law!

I think, right now, that I would prefer a world where a vendor of a service can decide who it does and does not provide that service to than a world where the builder of a product or provider of a service does not have that right.

Re: NIN Reaction to iPhone App Store Rejection

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Post by chaosmachine »

pj wrote: post #4

I don't think this is so bad really. Apple's brand is affected by the kind of material it sells and it wants to protect its brand. It's just like Facebook has porn patrol. Being a vendor of a product isn't just about moving product, it's about moving product in a direction that you believe makes the world a better place for you to live. Apple has the right to choose how to let people use their platform. Imagine a wor…

You're missing the point. Apple sells The Downward Spiral in the iTunes store. Not allowing the same content in the App store is just absurd. In fact, the app doesn't even contain the content, it's just accessible through it.

Re: NIN Reaction to iPhone App Store Rejection

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Post by pj »

chaosmachine wrote: post #5
pj wrote: post #4

I don't think this is so bad really. Apple's brand is affected by the kind of material it sells and it wants to protect its brand. It's just like Facebook has porn patrol. Being a vendor of a product isn't just about moving product, it's about moving product in a direction that you believe makes the world a better place for you to live. Apple has the right to choose how to let people use their platform. Imagine a wor…

You're missing the point. Apple sells The Downward Spiral in the iTunes store. Not allowing the same content in the App store is just absurd. In fact, the app doesn't even contain the content, it's just accessible through it.

what do you suggest is their rationale? Is that the point of this? to point out an irrational decision in the world?

Re: NIN Reaction to iPhone App Store Rejection

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Post by stanleydrew »

pj wrote: post #8
sadfsa wrote: post #7

I'm never, ever getting an iPhone.

You think the Pre is going to be all right? I'm waiting on it, but I've never seen it. What do you suggest as an alternative, I'm about to get a new device.

The g1 running android is pretty great. I've been using it for four months and have very few complaints, plus it's a completely open-source system. The new software update provides an onscreen keyboard if you don't like to type on real keys, but I think having the choice to use a tactile keyboard is really nice. I'll also never own an iphone.

Re: NIN Reaction to iPhone App Store Rejection

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Post by [deleted] »

pj wrote: post #4

I don't think this is so bad really. Apple's brand is affected by the kind of material it sells and it wants to protect its brand. It's just like Facebook has porn patrol. Being a vendor of a product isn't just about moving product, it's about moving product in a direction that you believe makes the world a better place for you to live. Apple has the right to choose how to let people use their platform. Imagine a wor…

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