It looks increasingly like Steve Jobs’ reign at Apple is over. If the CEO doesn’t return from his third, indefinite medical leave, COO Tim Cook will succeed him, marking a new era for Apple. More »
Back when the Netflix app for iPhone became available, there were complaints that the gay and lesbian category was missing. With Apple TV deliveries trickling in, there are reports that the Netflix service there isn’t displaying the category either. More »
An Amazon employee tells the Seattle PI that the glitch—not hacker—which de-listed LGBT books en masse as adult content was caused by a French employee who “filled out a form incorrectly,” branded over 50,000 items as “adult.” An Amazon spokesman wouldn’t confirm the account to the PI. Their initial glitch explanation sounded a little fishy—do you guys believe this one? [Seattle PI]
Okay, maybe Amazon is off the hook. The well-known troll Weev is claiming that he’s actually responsible for Amazon’s sudden surge of LGBT prudishness. Which Valleywag says actually makes sense.
Amazon’s now trying to explain that the blacklisting of LGBT books as “adult” titles that aren’t ranked or even searchable was just a “glitch” in its sales rankings. Amazon is not a good liar.
Hey look! Amazon has a new book sales policy. The policy, instated today, spontaneously transformed many books about LGBT issues into “adult” titles, and therefore no longer includes them in the “Best Sellers” lists/rankings. [Update]
Apple, long a proponent of gay rights, is putting its money where its mouth is, donating $US100,000 to the group No on Prop 8. Proposition 8 is a ballot initiative in California that would deny the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Kudos, Apple.
In a recent survey, 757 gay and lesbian participants were asked to rank companies by their gay-friendly factor. Apple came in first place among tech companies with 39% of participants strongly considering the brand to be gay-friendly. Among all brands, Apple came in second behind Bravo (who dominated with a rating of 52%). But alas, things didn’t turn out so well for our friends (we can no longer be seen in public with) at Samsung.
