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News: Mix: Pull My Finger, NTT DoCoMo, Turkcell, Jewel Quest II
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Apple has rejected a new app called Pull My Finger, not on the grounds that it was potentially offensive, but instead for its “limited utility.” MacRumors reports that the developer was informed by Apple that the “application is of limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community, and will not be published to the App Store.” Apple went on to suggest that the developer could distribute the app to friends and family via Ad Hoc methods. The developer has posted a demonstration video of the app to YouTube. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo remains interested in offering the iPhone, according to a ...
Apple to Developer: More Smarty, Less Farty
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
A developer emailed MacRumors with a sad tale of Apple rejection. His iTunes App Store submission, Pull My Finger, was rejected due to its "limited utility." The app does exactly what you would expect it to do and you can check out the developers demo in the video below. Besides appealing to 13-year old boys all over the world, the app's apparent "limited utility" could apply to quite a few App Store apps. Apple didn't seem to see it that way, and sent the developer the letter below. "Hello Developer,
We've reviewed your application Pull My Finger. We have determined that this application is of limited utility to the broad ...
Rejected iPhone dev to Apple: Pull My Finger!
Infinite Loop —
By now, you may have heard some rumblings about an iPhone app being rejected from the App Store for a puzzling reason: limited utility. The application, titled Pull My Finger, was created by a developer named Sam (he prefers that his last name be withheld for personal reasons), and did exactly what you think it does. In fact, just watch Sam's video ...
Rejected: 'Pull My Finger' iPhone App
Wired: Gadget Lab —
When Apple released a $1,000 iPhone application that did nothing -- and pulled it down shortly after
-- some questioned whether the company exercised any quality standards
for its App Store. A purported application-rejection e-mail suggests
Apple has raised the bar.
A wannabe iPhone application developer forwarded to MacRumors what he claims to be an e-mail from Apple rejecting his "Pull My Finger" app. As you might have guessed, the application features illustrations of a finger -- and if you slide upward on the finger it makes a fart sound.
In the purported e-mail, Apple's Victor ...
Apple Raises Stink For One Developer By Rejecting His 'Pull My Finger' App
iPhone Savior —
Hey dude, let's make an iPhone app that farts in sixteen different flavors. Yeah dude, we'll call it 'Pull My Finger!' Yeah bro... that's epic!
Developer of the ingenious iPhone party app called 'Pull My Finger', received a disheartening email from Apple rejecting his innovative app. ...
iPhone App rejected for "Limited Utility"
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: iPod Family, Bad Apple, iPhone, App Store When a developer submits a "Pull My Finger" application, you've kind of got to expect it's going to be rejected. iFartz was rejected. Ibrate was rejected -- and that one was even raising money for breast cancer research. Today, over at Mac Rumors, I read about "Pull My Finger"'s rejection for limited utility. Right at the bottom of the rejection letter was the name "Victor Wang". Mr. Wang has become a near legend for his rejection letters, usually long, delayed (I suspect he's ...
Nanny Apple grows over-judgmental
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
The developer of Pull My Finger, an iPhone application, told MacRumors that Apple decided to reject his application from the App Store because it was of "limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community".
The puerile application generates different sounds of flatulence, and while the developer knows its not world-shattering, he (rightly) argues that it's only a bit of fun - and there's many other limited use apps in the App Store. We ask, has Apple become far too judgmental? Comments...
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Nanny Apple grows over-judgmental
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
The developer of Pull My Finger, an iPhone application, told MacRumors that Apple decided to reject his application from the App Store because it was of "limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community".
The puerile application generates different sounds of flatulence, and while the developer knows its not world-shattering, he (rightly) argues that it's only a bit of fun - and there's many other limited use apps in the App Store. We ask, has Apple become far too judgmental? Comments...
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On Farting iPhones: Where should Apple draw the line?
TheAppleBlog —
Since the App Store’s launch back in June, I’ve had mixed feelings about the overall level of quality of the applications for sale. Knowing that Apple has control over what does and does not make it in to the store initially had me with the mindset that they should indeed do a bit of quality assurance. If they already said they’d control the floodgates, then I just assumed they should make sure only quality stuff made it through the door.
But yesterday, news of an interesting event sort of shifted my mindset on things.
The basic gist of the story is that a completely legitimate application was ...
Video: iPhone application - Pull my finger
Daily Mobile —
This iPhone application wasnt allowed to be on the app store with the reason:
We’ve reviewed your application Pull My Finger. We have determined that this application is of limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community, and will not be published to the App Store.
It may be very appropriate to share with friends and family, and we recommend you review the Ad Hoc method on the Distribution tab of the iPhone Developer Portal for details on distributing this application among a small group of people of ...
Rejected iPhone App - Pull My Finger Makes a Comeback; Available on the App Store
iPhone Hacks —
Rejected iPhone App - Pull My Finger Makes a Comeback; Available on the App Store
Rejected iPhone App - Pull My Finger Makes a Comeback; Available on the App Store
iPhone Hacks —
Rejected iPhone App - Pull My Finger Makes a Comeback; Available on the App Store
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