Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

Post by philwelch » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 8:17 PM UTC

karaterobot wrote: post #125

mmaunder wrote: post #23

You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system. My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition. They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.

They don't have a point based on the wording of their own rule, because amphetamines are not a class of controlled substances. They don't have a point based on basic common sense either, because this application isn't telling people to use amphetamines. It's a metaphor.

Post by matsemann » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 8:18 PM UTC

systemvoltage wrote: post #134

piker wrote: post #3

Seems pretty clear.

I think finding molecular differences of amphetamine is missing the point. There is a lot of knee jerk reactions I see here. This is primarily an image thing for Apple. Personally, I think this is a bad name for an app of this sorts. Caffeine is good one, amphetamine is borderline.

Post by bserge » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 8:19 PM UTC

Bodell wrote: post #119

mmaunder wrote: post #23

You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system. My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition. They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.

Honestly if your name your product stupid things I would think that some of us might be choosing not to download your product as a result. And if a store decides not to sell your product because of this it’s really their prerogative. Saying you violated their terms with impunity for 6 years doesn’t mean they lose the right to correct the mistake. This name is pretty rings rather badly in my ears, though I’m not offen…

Post by ktm5j » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 8:19 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #46

So with the way Apple is going with this, is Amphetamine's cousin 'Caffeinated' [0] going to be next? > A little taste of 'Caffeine'. This will prove to be a complete waste of time for Apple. [0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/caffeinated-anti-sleep-app/id1...

Post by alisonkisk » Fri, Jan 01, 2021, 8:20 PM UTC

dane-pgp wrote: post #95

leppr wrote: post #69

Can we stop endlessly puting Apple's various authoritarians missteps under the spotlight? It's been literally decades now, we know they can and will do whatever they want in their walled garden. Stop giving them attention. Complaining clearly does not work, if you want to make a difference, change platforms. Nobody is forcing you to develop for Apple.

Do you similarly think that American newspapers should stop publishing articles about China's various authoritarian missteps? You could just ignore articles that don't interest you, and you certainly don't need to go to the trouble of commenting on them, although I support your efforts to encourage people to change platform (and reduce their customer base by half).