Apple hates South Park

[pokerfan]

It's a good thing Apple is around to protect us all from offensive content. Otherwise, we might be exposed to the sort of filth that's available on basic cable. Horrors!

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We first announced our iPhone App back in October, after we submitted the Application to Apple for approval. 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.

http://i.gizmodo.com/5155031/apples-puritanical-review-system-kills-south-park-iphone-app

And oh yeah, Apple wants http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/apple-says-jailbreaking-illegal">users thrown in prison for installing unauthorized (non-iTune) applications on their own iPhones.

How "Big Brotherish" of them.

[applegrove]

1. I hate South Park too and my name is Applegrove. I adopted a cat

from the vets office about 7 years ago. They had named him South Park. I changed his name right away to Monster.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. No, Monster, that's MAH pot pie!

Mom, kittie's being a dildo!

[8 track mind]

9. Well i know a certian kitty thats's going to bed with mommy tonight!"

[pokerfan]

6. What kind of SP fan names their cat SP?

It's Mr. Kitty.

[Deja Q]

3. Seig heil. I'm not keen on 'South Park' but Apple's making me nauseous again

It's their right, but it's still disconcerting.

Is there any open source code in the iphone?

[rcrush]

4. You can get South Park uncensored on Itunes.

But an Iphone app is offensive?

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. If it shipped with porn, I suppose some groups would be offended and organize protests and laws.

Sucks, but it isn't completely painful to wait until...nah, belay that, it just sucks.

[Initech]

7. Yeah, kind of hypocritical of them, no?

[DarkTirade]

8. I don't think they hate South Park...

just the people who actually try to enjoy their products.

[Radical Activist]

10. Another use for the iFU app