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iphonesavior.com - 12/6/2008

'Santa Live' App Gets Run Over By A Reindeer

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"Santa Live", an iPhone app that was launched into a storm of controversy back in mid November, has been pulled down from Apple's wildly successful App Store by developer Adam Majewski after a recent string of complaints by users over the apps' inclusion of the song "Grandma Got Run ...

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Gizmodo:  Santa Live iPhone App Pulled Due to Even More Controversy [IPhone Apps]

Touch Podium:  Santa Live Dead

Apple Eclectic:  iPhone Santa Makes Kiddies Cry

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Santa Claus fired from App Store gig

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appcubby.com - 12/12/2008

Financial Realities of the App Store | None

— appcubby.com — There have been a lot of uninformed people spouting nonsense about Craig Hockenberry s Ringtone Apps blog post, so I thought I d set the record straight with some real numbers from the App Cubby bank account. There are some amazing success stories on ... (more) Financial Realities of the App Store | None

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macrumors.com - 12/1/2008

App Store Almost Reaches 10,000 Apps

— macrumors.com — While several sites have reported that 10,000 iPhone Apps have been released into the App Store, the actual number of active iPhone apps that can be downloaded is about 9,676 as of today's count. The discrepancy comes from the fact that many apps ha... (more) App Store Almost Reaches 10,000 Apps

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appshopper.com - 12/4/2008

10,000 iPhone Apps Now Available on App Store

— appshopper.com — For those keeping track, the App Store now officially has 10,000 apps that can be downloaded. This number is a harder number to track than you might expect. Apps are constantly being added and removed from the App Store. Removals aren’t ... (more) 10,000 iPhone Apps Now Available on App Store

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Santa Live iPhone App Pulled Due to Even More Controversy [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... a few weeks ago that Majewski was paying commenters to leave positive feedback about his project. But after the horror of a novelty Christmas song included in the app, Santa Live has been officially pulled from the App Store. ...

Santa Live Dead
Touch Podium — ... a brand new controversy.  His December 5th Santa Live video included the venerable parody tune “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” as a backing track.  Parents began to complain loudly as children, hearing the track, began asking questions about why Santa’s flying beasts had killed granny.  All of that began to fly back into Adam’s face very quickly.  As a result, Adam, who is still $12,000 in the hole for this project, has pulled the app completely from the App Store in spite of the fact that he still can’t ...

iPhone Santa Makes Kiddies Cry
Apple Eclectic — ... Random philosophical pondering: Is Grandma getting run over by reindeers better or worse than catching Mommy kissing Santa Claus? Please feel free to discuss this in the comments. iPhone Saviour Shopping for something Apple-related? Why not shop Amazon via Æ: UK | US

Santa Claus fired from App Store gig
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... opens iTunes). Apparently some parents became irate, concerned that they were going to have to explain to their little ones why grandma was killed by renegade horned ungulants. Enough people complained about the December 5th message from Santa that Majewski yanked the app from the App Store. Anyone who has purchased the app already will be able to continue viewing the daily videos. There are a lot of Grinches out there this Christmas! [via iPhoneSavior] TUAWSanta Claus fired from App Store gig originally appeared on ...