Earlier this week Apple removed the unofficial WikiLeaks app from the App Store, which was charging $2.49 per download for information readily available online for free. The developer of the app has now claimed the app had 4443 download, which made $US5840.14. Of that amount, $US4443 has been donated to WikiLeaks.
So why did Apple remove the app? According to the developer, it’s because it violated the following terms of service:
14.1 Any app that is defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited, or likely to place the targeted individual or group in harms way will be rejected
22.1 Apps must comply with all legal requirements in any location where they are made available to users. It is the developer’s obligation to understand and conform to all local laws
Eric
Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 8:57 PMI was thinking Ipad for my next electronic purchase now I am thinking Samsung Galaxy Tab.
It worries me I that I am currently writing on a Macbook and it looks like Steve Jobs is going to set up a similar store for applications for this device in the next week or so. I don’t want him deciding what apps I can run on this device too.