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daringfireball.net - 10/31/2008
Daring Fireball Linked List: iPhone Version of Opera Rejected From App Store
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iPhone Version of Opera Rejected From App Store I’m getting tons of emails regarding this bit from Saul Hansell’s interview with Opera CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner: Mr. von Tetzchner said that Opera’s engineers have developed a version of Opera Mini that can run on an Apple iPhone, but Apple ...
daringfireball.net - 11/2/2008
★ Regarding Opera Mini and the App Store
— daringfireball.net — I've done some digging on this "Opera Mini was rejected from the App Store" story, and the... truth appears to be very different than what has been reported and assumed. (more) ★ Regarding Opera Mini and the App Store

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Opera Mini Not Rejected?
macrumors.com - 11/3/2008
Opera Mini Not Rejected?
— macrumors.com — In a profile this past week of Opera Software, the New York Times had indicated that Opera's... Mini Browser had been rejected from the App Store based on anti-competitive grounds. Apple has rejected other applications claiming the submitted applicatio... (more) Opera Mini Not Rejected?
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daringfireball.net - 11/2/2008
Daring Fireball Linked List: Apple Retail Store 'Field Trip' Program
— daringfireball.net — Apple Retail Store ‘Field Trip’ Program I think it’s downright sickening that any school would consider a... trip to a retail store as a legitimate field trip. Consumer advertising has no place in education. The fact that the U.S. public education system ... (more) Daring Fireball Linked List: Apple Retail Store 'Field ...
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Apple Eclectic:  Fat Lady Sings for iPhone Opera

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Opera: Apple won't let us in the App Store

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Fat Lady Sings for iPhone Opera
Apple Eclectic — ... Now technically, as has been pointed out elsewhere, whatever the real reason, it’s likely that the at least in the official rejection e-mail, Opera fell foul of Apple’s “no interpreting code” dictate. So, yes, it should be expected. We highlighted the same potential problem a few days ago when we took a look at the ...

Opera: Apple won't let us in the App Store
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Daring Fireball's John Gruber suggests that Apple rejected Opera because the browser included its own JavaScript interpreter, something forbidden by the iPhone SDK developer agreement. ...

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