Apple rejected an Android-based digital magazine.
Danish magazine publisher Mediaprovider received a call from Apple last week informing that its Android-based digital magazine was rejected. Although the news isn't surprising, managing director Brian Dixen believes the Cupertino-based company has crossed the line.
Mediaprovider currently publishes “iPhone Magasinet” on Apple's App Store, an iPhone-based magazine in addition to other apps and virtual magazines. Typically the magazine approval process takes up to 14 days, making it difficult to stay up to date. According to Dixen, Mediaprovider's gadget magazine "Gear" takes the longest to approve, blaming the mag's customary front page "babe" as the usual holdup.
However with the latest batch of submittals, the publisher decided to include "Android Magasinet," a magazine dedicated to Google's mobile OS. Dixen said that he eventually received a call from an Apple executive reporting that there was a problem with one of the submitted magazines. Dixen knew it had nothing to do with Gear's front cover. No, the problem had Google written all over it.
So when Dixen asked what the problem was, the Apple executive hesitantly responded with the answer Dixen already knew. "You know... your magazine... it's just about Android.... we can't have that in our App Store."
"It's funny really because I don't think we would sell many magazines on Android through Apple App Store, but the question is where this is going," Dixen later told MediaWatch. "I wonder what will happen if we choose to make the next issue of our magazine about mobile phones in general a theme issue about Android."
Is Dixen correct? Has Apple crossed the line? Has Apple censorship violated freedom of speech (press)? At the time of this writing, Apple was unavailable for comment.
The like to keep a draconian lid on their ecosystem?
This is news to me!
They do it everyday; it a philosophy Steve carries in his head.
Of course they crossed the line, but I would just suggest they do a website; Steve still can't control what sites people read. When that day comes, Tom's must publish EVEN MORE articles about Apple than they do now in order to get Steve's seal of iApproval
The like to keep a draconian lid on their ecosystem?
This is news to me!
They do it everyday; it a philosophy Steve carries in his head.
Of course they crossed the line, but I would just suggest they do a website; Steve still can't control what sites people read. When that day comes, Tom's must publish EVEN MORE articles about Apple than they do now in order to get Steve's seal of iApproval
You expect Microsoft to allow Playstation 3 advertising on it's Xbox Live service? Of course not.
It's called bad business. Money is money.
Your iPhone could be cool but the company who make it are more EVIL than any histories that you hear before about Micro$oft.
This just point about the "thinkness" of the company called Apple.
I'm pretty sure there is no rule who don't allow magazine about Android, so why is banned ?
I see just one thing... "No auto-glorification of the saint-Apple".
Apple fanboy call me "Hater"? why? Because I don't like the saint-Apple like them.
I don't like Apple... not their gadgets... but the company.
I don't feel like be a "Hater" for that.
But, I finally know how to call people who call me Hater... I'll call them "Fascism".
(thank wikipedia)
/end sarcasm
Apple Bans the Bible Apps. The Apple executive hesitantly responded. "You know... your Apps... it's just about Catholicism.... we can't have that in our App Store. We instead have our own version that is about Steve Jobs who is the real god"
There are tons of legitimate gripes people have with Apple but this is a non-story.
Beside, why would apple want a direct competitor's product in their store?? i would say they are crazy if they let this little e-magazine post. its like try to pitch sale a AT&T phone plan in Verzion store, not gonna happen in real life.