It’s not that surprising (given previous bans), but Apple recently rejected a small Danish Android magazine app from the App Store. It’s unlikely that many people would’ve bought the magazine in the first place, which makes it an odd-ish ban.
According to the CEO of Mediaprovider, a small magazine publisher based in Denmark, Apple didn’t let his magazine about Android become available in the App Store. According to him, his conversation with Apple went like this:
“So what’s the problem?” Dixon asked, knowing full well what the problem was.
“You know… your magazine,” replied the Apple rep, who identified himself only as Richard. “It’s just about Android…. we can’t have that in our App Store.”
If they had approved it, it’s likely no one would even know about it. But now that it’s banned, it’s almost free publicity for the magazine. [Media Watch via Fortune]
David Anderton
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 7:44 PMapple=evil…
can you imagine if google removed apple related search results
Greg
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 9:01 AMthat would make me so happy!
Awnshegh
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 9:31 AMI’d actually like to see them do it – just for 24 hours – as a kinf of protest. It would be fantastic to see how many less hits Apple sites get in the time.
Richard Djordjevic
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:32 PMIf Google began manipulating their search results for personal gain and not merely a reasonable level of censorship, I think I’d be jumping boat pretty quick given their use as a search engine would be diminished.
Kenny Brodie
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 10:22 PMWhile I’m not defending Apple here, the only evidence showing any of this actually happened is the word of some no name developer talking about some conversation that may have occurred at some point in time with some Apple employee called “Richard”. Real convincing.
matt
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:49 AMand we complain about the possible internet filter…
Richard Djordjevic
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:38 PMIf I don’t like the App Store policy I can buy another phone (or jailbreak). If I don’t like the governments filtering short of jumping country there’s nothing I can do…
Not that I like Apples policies when it comes to the store…hell I’ve said in the past they should possibly be taken to court over it but a government level censorship scheme to me is much worse.
Art Nau
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:25 AMthings like that should really go to court
hexagram
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:48 AMWouldn’t this be the definition of anti-competitive?
Tm
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 11:38 AMJust seems kind of odd, Android is Linux, and I buy Linux User and Developer magazine through the app store, sounds bogus to me…
Richard Djordjevic
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 12:35 PMSure but “Linux” itself isn’t competing with Apple for consumer mindshare…”Android” is. No one talks about buying a “Linux phone”. I wouldn’t put it past Apple TBH.
Jamie Carl
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:03 PMAnd in other news, scientists discover that water quenches your thirst.
Steve
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 1:59 PMPeople should take a walk out of of Apple’s walled garden occasionally, because they’re warping reality something awful in there.
Tomas Medina
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 7:49 PMSounds like SOMEBODY is afraid of a little competition…
Norman Schreiber
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 6:02 AMWhat’s the difference between God and doctors? God doesn’t think he’s Steve Jobs.