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macrumors.com - 12/12/2008

Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'

— macrumors.com — One of the major criticisms of the App Store has been a seemingly arbitrary rejection policy on... the part of Apple. Air-o-Matic was one of the developers rejected by Apple for the reason of "limited utility" for his humor app "Pull My Finger". Sam ... (more) Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My ...

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click.linksynergy.com - 12/12/2008

"Pull My Finger" App - App Store Link

— click.linksynergy.com — I'm the developer of the infamously rejected iPhone app, "Pull My Finger." I just got a call... from Apple with some interesting news that I thought I'd pass along to you. They told me that they are going to start approving a whole new "genre" of ... (more) "Pull My Finger" App - App Store Link

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itunes.apple.com - 12/14/2008

"Pull My Finger" Now in the App Store!

— itunes.apple.com — Apple has recently begun rejecting iPhone applications based on arguably spurious claims of limited utility. A recent... victim is Pull My Finger, a juvenile but harmless application that makes fart noises. Sure, the App Store makes it nice ... (more) "Pull My Finger" Now in the App Store!

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Apple Eases Up, Starts Selling iPhone Fart App (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Scatological humor lovers, rejoice! Apple (AAPL) has changed its mind and is allowing "Pull My Finger," a fart noise app, into the iPhone App Store. The app was famously rejected from the App Store in September for "limited utility" -- a silly reason. ...

Pull My Finger's Triumphant Return - Apple Creating New Genre in App Store
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — pull It's a Xmas miracle We got a quick email from the developer of the infamous Pull My Finger app, that the previously rejected app is now available in the iTunes App Store. Praise the gods of flatulence! Developer Air-O-Matic got a call from a very nice Apple team member informing him that Apple was in the process of creating a new "Genre" of apps. This mystery genre allow the inclusion of some of the previously rejected apps. The Apple representative also confessed that, originally, they didn't want to reject the Pull My Finger app. Apple is still determining how this new genre of apps would be handled. This is good news for developers who have ...

NSFW Apps Coming to the iPhone Apps Store [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... coming for these types of programs. Sam, the developer, says that Apple didn't want to reject it initially, but they were still trying to figure out how to organize these types of apps—the slightly lewd but not really full-on porn apps—into the marketplace. The Apple rep claimed they'd be lifting the restriction on more of these types of apps soon; the ones that were previously rejected for decency-type issues. And here's the App if you want to grab it. [App Store] ...

"Pull My Finger" returns to the App Store
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Developer, iPhone, App Store, iPod touchMacRumors reports that the developer of the "Pull My Finger" iPhone application was finally accepted by Apple. You may recall that Apple banned the application from the App Store a few months ago due to "Limited Utility." It looks as though Apple has changed its mind about the application, and has decided to finally allow it into the Store. The developer told MacRumors, "[Apple] told me that they are going to start approving a whole new "genre" of apps, and that Pull My Finger will be the first to be accepted in this genre. As of now Pull My Finger is ...

"Pull My Finger" Brings Rude Noises -- And An NSFW Category -- To The iTunes Store
iSmashPhone — You can keep your LOL's and BFF's and even STFU's -- my favorite online acronym is NSFW ("Not Safe For Work"), a handy red flag that the link, graphic, or YouTube video so tagged is gonna be something the manager who -- thanks to Murphy's Law -- just HAPPENED to be looking over your shoulder when you clicked it, is gonna report you to Human ...

Farting App Goes Number Two In The App Store
iPhone Savior — ... perfectly. "I signed the online petition and even sent Steve Jobs an email begging him to order his App Store goons to allow Air-o-Matic's masterpiece, and now that the Pro-Fart lobby has prevailed I can't help but feel a swelling sense of pride every time I rip one into my jeans" "I guess Pull My Finger was always meant to be 'Number Two.' Sorry... couldn't resist." Air-o-matic My feelings exactly! In the App Store here ...

How To Get Rich Selling iPhone Apps: Start Recording Your Farts (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Meanwhile, is the market for scatological apps tapped out? Many iFart reviews note that the sounds aren't very realistic. Same goes for rival Pull My Finger, which has slipped to no. 92 in the App Store. So an enterprising entrepreneur might want to get cooking on something more realistic. Or perhaps there's a future for iVomit? ...

John Stewart Investigates Epic iFart Legal Battle
iPhone Savior — This classic bit from "The Daily Show" turns a big stink eye on "Pull My Finger" app creator Eric Stratton vs. "iFart Mobile" developer Joel Comm. Two rival farting app maestros locked in an epic iFued that reminds us all of the universal truth, whoever ...