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Apple's Puritanical Review System Kills South Park iPhone App [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... After a couple of attempts to get the application approved, we are sad to say that our app has been rejected. According to Apple, the content was "potentially offensive." But Apple did admit that the standards would evolve, citing that when iTunes first launched it didn't sell any music with explicit lyrics. At this point, we are sad to say, the app is dead in the water. Sorry, South Park fans. Hey Apple: we're big kids. You don't need to protect us from South Park. [Boing Boing]
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Apple Kills South Park App For iPhone
iPhone Savior —
... Millions of South Park fans holding out hope for the release of the widely anticipated iPhone app are left heart broken today after creators announced that Apple has rejected their app for inclusion in the iTunes App Store. The South Park app has been completed for sometime now according to a report by Boing Boing. ...
South Park iPhone app rejected as "potentially offensive"
Infinite Loop —
... submitted in October of last year has been rejected by Apple at least twice for being "potentially offensive," according to BoingBoing. ...
South Park App Rejected by Apple
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... " song. Unfortunately, none of those jokes will squelch the sadness that resides in our hearts at this time. Frankly, we're not too surprised the app was rejected because it could be deemed "potentially offensive." We've all seen the show. Still, we're sad to think about all the development time that went into the app and we are concerned about the arbitrary nature of the term offensive . Here is what the South Park folks told BoingBoing :"We first announced our iPhone App back in October, after we submitted the Application to Apple for approval. After a couple of attempts ...
Apple blocks streaming South Park app
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, App StoreThere's yet another case of heavy handedness from Apple in rejecting potential apps from the iPhone store. The creators of South Park have put almost all of their back episodes online at South Park Studios for Flash-based streaming, and last year it was announced to fans that they would be putting together an iPhone app to give mobile users access to that content. Now Boing Boing is reporting that the app is "dead in the water" because Apple has rejected it twice for being ...
App Store Moral Battleground: South Park Nixed
TheAppleBlog —
... Forget the ESRB, forget the MPAA, the new moral authority developers and studios have to contend with is Apple’s App Store reviewers, and they may be setting the bar pretty high, at least judging from a recently publicized rejection. The app denied, in this case, is a South Park one (not the original Imaginationland game, which remains available), which would have brought ...
Apple rejects South Park iPhone app
iPhone Buzz —
... a couple of attempts to get the application approved, we are sad to say that our app has been rejected. According to Apple, the content was "potentially offensive." But Apple did admit that the standards would evolve, citing that when iTunes first launched it didn't sell any music with explicit lyrics. At this point, we are sad to say, the app is dead in the water. Sorry, South Park fans.
Again-- sorry, South Park fans :-(
[via PCWorld | screenshot: Boing Boing]
Apple rejects South Park iPhone app
Top iPhone News —
... the application approved, we are sad to say that our app has been rejected. According to Apple, the content was “potentially offensive.” But Apple did admit that the standards would evolve, citing that when iTunes first launched it didn’t sell any music with explicit lyrics. At this point, we are sad to say, the app is dead in the water. Sorry, South Park fans.
Again– sorry, South Park fans
[via PCWorld | screenshot: Boing Boing]
Oh My God, They Killed The SOUTH PARK iPhone App! You BASTARDS!!
iSmashPhone —
... *Or apps with bouncing boobs and fart noises, for that matter... One waits for the ever-restrained Cartman to launch into his rendition of "The App Store Is A Big Fat Bitch (In D Minor)." [Via BoingBoing]
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South Park iPhone App Rejected... Another Weird Decision
HardMac.com —
Source : BoingBoingAfter several attempt to make their application validated by the AppStore, South Park editor and developers release the made the story public.
Their application allows iPhone owners to play episodes from the serie. It was rejected by the AppStore as some scene might be "shocking". IF Apple did not definitely close the door to South Park application, it demonstrates one more time how confuse and weird the process of validation can be for the AppStore. Indeed, the same "shocking" episodes are available without ...
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