Interesting times…
I’m troubled by the way Apple caved into pressure here. Of course this application is deeply offensive, with no redeeming value except to people who like to play gross games or have twisted senses of humor.
But as I wrote in February, the App Store is coming to resemble a bookstore. The applications available there can have political, social or literary content. And we know that one person’s manifesto is another’s heresy, and that your masterpiece may well be trash to me.
Do we want Apple to be able to block applications that include praises for the Palm Pre or criticisms of the salary of Steve Jobs?
In Defense of Baby Shaking on the iPhone - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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