App Store Denials, A Top Ten List

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-app-rejections-2009-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider+(Silicon+Alley+Insider)&utm_content=Google+Reader' target='_blank'>http://www.businessinsider.com/ipho...t=Google+Reader</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"While 2009 was generally another awesome year for Apple's iPhone App Store, it was another trying year for some iPhone developers, who found themselves victim to Apple's app reviewers."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1262021728.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Consistency seems to be the problem, and while not as bad as it was before, it still is causing some PR problems over at Apple as well as some disgruntled developers. But, as the article states, there is some light at the end of the tunnel as the Apple fine tunes some things. I'm pretty sure Apple isn't going to let this go down in flames, but it sure makes you wonder, as you go through this list, just what was Apple thinking??</p>

[Sven Johannsen]

It was interesting that a number of apps were rejected, not for their own content specifically, but for content that could be accessed via the app, such as the twitter client and e-book reader. Wonder if MS could get Apple to remove the music player function from the iPod and iPhone since you could hear dirty words on some albums, and even the phone portion of the iPhone, since there is always the potential someone you are talking to might swear at you. ;)