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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
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Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#82You’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.
Agreed. I've found that there's a meta-skill in life: accepting that one can't right every injustice, and to not let that fact prevent you from being happy.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#83You’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.
Yeah, I’m sure this rule is applied inconsistently but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay your speeding ticket just because everyone speeds.
This app associates itself with the recreational use of amphetamines in much the same vein as candy cigarettes. Is the rule kinda stupid? Yep. Is it ultimately a cultural thing? Yep. But it’s Apple’s sandbox and you’re playing in it.
There’s always going to be issues of where to draw the line. “Columbine. A bulk process killer.” is obviously over it but amphetamines could go either way. Just rebrand to something else and get back to actually making useful stuff.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#84I don’t think Apple has a strong argument, given the feature set of the app, but I also think the name is kind of tacky/in poor taste. I used an identical app for years called Caffeine. Yes, Apple should buzz off, but choose your battles.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#85Back in the very early days of the App Store, I got contacted by Apple regarding the submission of my app “!@#?!% Allergies”, as they believed the name may lead users to think their iPhone Springboard app was buggy :(
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#86For fucks sake apple. You build your products with questionable labor. Quit lecturing us.
What are you talking about? The fact they have factories in china?
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#87There is obviously a range of names of drugs and chemicals from Aspirin to ZyclonB that could be considered harmful and/or offensive. But I personally would not use any of them as a name for a software product, if only to avoid confusion.
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#88Incredibly insensitive product naming. I’m guessing the software authors don’t have children and don’t have multiple friends and family who’s lives have been destroyed by meth. Instead it’s just a bro having cool fun with words “hey keeps your computer awake! Get it? Ha! So clever!”
You're the one who brought up meth. Amphetamine isn't meth. Looks like it's you that has the meth obsession. Shouldn't you be ashamed with yourself for having used the word? What about all the people whose children's lives have been destroyed by meth? Shouldn't you delete your comment? Also can you please link me to a study that shows a causal link between names of apps, and an increase in usage in that drug the app…
> Also can you please link me to a study that shows a causal link between names of apps, and an increase in usage in that drug the app is named after?
How about this one? Considering that the app also has a picture of a pill as a logo, I think it would be ill-advised for former addicts to have the app installed. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-004-1828-4
Also have this blog post from psychology today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-addiction/...
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, meth is an amphetamine. Meth is not amphetamine, amphetamine is a different molecule.
Amphetamine is a general term as well as a proper noun. Both are valid and widely accepted meanings. Meth is amphetamine.
This is simply technically incorrect as many people are pointing out to you. There is a named molecule called "amphetamine" short for alpha-methylphenethylamine, it has a unique IUPAC name ((RS)-1-phenylpropan-2-amine).
Methamphetamine is a derivative in the class of amphetamines (amphetamines being the family that was originally established by amphetamine). I know that's confusing. But, it has its own chemical structure, N-methylamphetamine, which is chemically distinct (yet extremely similar).
If your point is 'meth is an amphetamine', that's fine but it doesn't strengthen your arguments.
Re: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store
#90Amphetamine isn't exactly an innocent name. Of all the app takedowns that occur, this one seems pretty normal and actionable. It's important to remember that reviews are superficial, and passing review is not at all the same as being compliant with the terms. Compliance is the burden of the submitter. Now, that app store monopoly makes terms unfair and arbitrary is another discussion entirely.
There are gambling games in the app store marketed to children. You can sink 10s of thousands of dollars into gatcha games and they make every effort to make it easy and desirable to do so. If Apple wants to be a moral arbiter I'm not sure why it doesn't have a problem with those and even highlights them as "featured" apps from time to time.