9 Banned Apps You'll Never See on the iPhone

[TheLegacy]

http://www.switched.com/2009/11/06/9...on-the-iphone/

1. Baby Shaker

The defense: In this stretch of the word "game," your job is to quiet a crying baby by... (wait for it) shaking it as hard as you can, until it dies.

The complaint: We shouldn't have to spell this one out, but Apple objected to the patently offensive content of the game.

Fairness of the judgment: We're comfortable with backing Apple on this one. While we're firmly against the idea of censorship and are uncomfortable with Apple deciding what's in good taste and what isn't, at the end of the day selling the game would cast Apple as a purveyor of infanticide snuffware.

Likelihood of appeal: About as likely as Charles Manson ever seeing daylight again. Case dismissed.

8. Obama Trampoline

The defense: A game that has you bounce one of 18 politicians on a trampoline and have them pop balloons with their heads.

The complaint: Supposedly the Bill Clinton caricature was pants-less, in violation of Apple's policy against content that ridicules public figures, and also may be considered personally defamatory.

Fairness of the judgment: Watching a video of the gameplay didn't reveal what the offending material is, so we don't see why this would have been rejected. Even if Clinton is depicted as not wearing any pants, it's not something we'd consider wildly offensive.Though tired at this point, "Bill Clinton: womanizer" jokes are still staples of late night talk shows, and last we checked, no one was suing Jay Leno for defamation. Lame jokes, sure -- he's guilty as hell -- but not defamatory.

Likelihood of appeal: With the presidential election season behind us, it's doubtful the developer will file an appeal. And after watching the game play video, we're not losing any sleep. Our iPhones already have enough overly simple games with poor control schemes.

[iggysick]

The second one is da shit

[TheLegacy]

http://www.switched.com/2009/11/06/9...on-the-iphone/

more here - I liked to voice app

2. Google Voice

The defense: The official Google Voice app (and the pulled third-party options like GV Mobile) allowed you to use your iPhone to access your Google Voice account to place calls, send text messages, and check voicemail -- all for cheap or free.

The complaint: Apple pulled the third party apps and then denied approval of Google Voice, claiming it duplicated built-in features of the iPhone.

Fairness of the judgment: Funnily enough, Apple has approved full-fledged Internet telephony apps like Skype and Vonage and other apps that promise free or cheap text messaging. And there is convincing speculation that the rejection was influenced by AT&T, which is obviously eager to protect its text messaging business from being poached by Google Voice's free option.This one smells like three-day-old fish to us -- we're not buying it.

Likelihood of appeal: Perhaps in part due to intense public backlash over Apple's move, the FCC has launched an investigation into the incident and enacted new net neutrality rules that may force Apple to approve the application anyway. If you don't feel like holding your breath for some action from the FCC, however, you can get your Google Voice fix by jailbreaking your iPhone and installing GV Mobile.

[halfpint]

Blimey there is a torrent App in amongst that lot
Somebody will have those Apps somewhere on the net

Wonder how long will it be before you start geting viruses on Iphones

[Denaz]

damn, i was kinda psyched for baby shaker =/

[themadwriter]

funny shit!

[TheLegacy]

Originally Posted by Denaz

damn, i was kinda psyched for baby shaker =/

Amazing how some people think these days - I was stunned when I saw that and wondered if child services would be involved - but definitely more outcry against it. Then again - they do have video games where you get points smacking a woman around. Perhaps I am getting older but there is a slow decay going on when even creating that stuff and putting it on the shelves of stores use to be cause for a riot outside