9 Banned Apps You’ll Never See on the iPhone
Filed under: Cell Phones , Editor’s Picks , iPhone , Mobile Software , Mobile Phones There’s no denying the runaway success of Apple’s App Store : to date, iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded some 2 billion applications from its ever-expanding library of 100,000. But there’s also no escaping the rumblings of discontent from many consumers and developers who feel that Apple is unfairly acting as judge, jury, and executioner by censoring apps and exiling them from the App Store. Much of the consternation stems from the fact that Apple has never published hard and fast guidelines for what determines whether an app will be allowed through Apple’s gatekeepers. To make matters worse for frustrated developers, Apple frequently contradicts itself in its judgments. So, say, while porn stars are free to peddle T and A to consenting adults , e-book packages that include the “Kama Sutra” are apparently too risqu
