gotta love it

So even Apple has no clue what they should and shouldn't allow in an app. Maybe if they specified these rules, wrote them down, so both developer and reviewer knew what to look for, there wouldn't be so many stupid decisions being made.

Man, I'm glad we don't have to get apps approved for use on Macs. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to get anything on your computer...

I said they would likely

change their decision and they did. What's the big deal for a couple of days wait. It's not going to hurt the developer to any degree and it sure shouldn't concern the myriad bloggers that have nothing else to do but gripe and speculate. These people just want to blow a small issue out of proportion. I don't care how many rules Apple sets up, there will always be some issues. Who said Apple has to be perfect. Even if their 99% correct, people will complain. Is there really any urgency to have the Kama Sutra on the iPhone. Hardly. If there are other apps that allow it, then they should use that instead. What does Apple gain by rejecting apps? Nothing. I'm sure Apple is just reviewing it with the legal dept. or setting up some other precedent.

We'll see how well the other app stores do but it's not like anyone is going to care. RIM and Nokia are companies outside of America and will have different standards, but let's see how Microsoft will be able to handle it. If anyone wanted to get the Kama Sutra on their mobile devices that badly, they could just buy the actual book and scan it in.

re: gotta love it

Man, I'm glad we don't have to get apps approved for use
>on Macs. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to get anything
>on your computer...

I really hope that's sarcasm. If not, it just goes to show what an idiot you are as you obviously missed the fact that there are over 10,000 applications available for the iPhone...

Re: I said they...

change their decision and they did. What's the big deal for a couple of days wait. It's not going to hurt the developer to any degree ...


That's assuming the developer is told "We're going to reevaluate your app" or "We need to spend more time talking about it". Which they weren't.

Re: Re: I said they...

There goes testudo again, making up things s/he has ABSOLUTELY no idea about...

Last Living TV Censors

They banned it because of the Kama Sutra? Sheesh. I'm getting the feeling Apple hired the last living TV censors from the fifties or something. If they can not allow this app because it allows access to objectionable material, they should also remove Safari because it allows access to the same.(Oh, QualleyIV, LouZer's statement was hyperbole, not sarcasm, and was pretty obviously that. Look it up then you'll understand.)

not clear

It's really not clear why Apple initially refused the app, and why it's now approved. The story mentions Project Gutenberg - I'd like to hear more about that. Is the app using the work of Project Gutenberg and monetizing it?