Heater reports, “The original preview for Tim Novikof’s Flash of Genius SAT flashcard app mentioned that it had been a ‘finalist in Google’s Android Developer’s [sic] Challenge.'”
Heater reports, “Apple’s request simply stated that ‘providing future platform compatibility plans or other general platform references are not relevant in the context of the iPhone App Store.'”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Makes sense to us. Nobody surfing Apple’s App Store cares if your app was a finalist in some pretend iPhone contest. In fact, it might just hurt sales. Too bad Apple didn’t act as quickly in requesting that Google’s CEO mole Eric Schmidt remove himself from Apple’s Board of Directors.
I wonder if the governor of California gets any royalties from the use of the name ‘android’? isn’t he one??
seriously, the heading should have read, “Remove the name ‘Android’ from your app”. After all that is exactly what the article says is the case.
@ Crabapple–
That’s essentially why the headline does say.
“What.” I meant “what,” not “why.”
Do you know what really annoys me?
Just about every single “MacDailyNews Take” is one side. Why do you just kiss ass so much? This reminds of the annoy kid in elementary who had no friends except the teacher. Always kissing ass.
Yeah, well this is a Pro-Apple website. What were you expecting, praise for Google or Microsoft? Anyways, they are usually right. Use some common sense dude.
@Crabapple
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You better be careful. I heard he said that he would be coming back…
@Jonathan. This is a one sided Mac news site. But also one that can see without windowz rose colored glasses. You should go troll elsewhere.
@Jonathan
If you don’t like it, there’s at least two or three hundred thousand newsie websites out there.
“Apple’s request simply stated that ‘providing future platform compatibility plans or other general platform references are not relevant in the context of the iPhone App Store.”
Absolutely right by Apple to do so.
Do you know why Steve failed to identify this mole sooner? Steve can’t be that dense, can he?
Good thing I don’t do business with CRAPPLE
http://www.bing.com When it comes to decisions that matter, Bing & Decide
If the developer had been thinking they would not have the line in the description anyway. Your iPhone App is not an Android Application so even if they look the same they do not work the same. A bunch of iPhone user don’t care if your Android Application won an award of not. It’s like Anheuser-Busch putting on the Busch Beer can that their Michelob beer won an award for best beer, Busch beer drinkers could careless, Just because it’s a beer in a can an both owned and made by Anheuser-Busch kinda on the dumb side, and should not have taken Apple to point it out to them.
At least Apple pointed it out in a polite and professional way. I would have been a bit more direct, “Dumb, Dumbs iPhone users don’t care about your Android version of your iPhone App even if it Google gave you an award for it. After all Google is given any developer an award for releasing a version of their iPhone App on Android. So, get a clue.”
Isn’t ANDROID a trademark owned by someone else? Just like DROID is owned by Lucasfilm?
I can see where Apple would not want to have “also available for Android” (or Windows Mobile) on the iTunes store page.
But . . . this is just bragging that their app is so good it won a contest. No big deal and Apple should retract their request.
BTW – The headline implies that Apple “demanded” when the story only said Apple “requested.”
Someone needs to tell “I’m a PC” they’re as unfunny as as annoying as “Zune Tang”.
Oh wait, I just did.
@ I’m a PC
Yes your are.
Most of MDN’s ad revenue come from Apple. They’re not pro-Apple. They’re pro-$$$
@PC
Your such a Microslut.
@ Jonathan
Is it one-sided if it’s true?
MDN is a self-confessed partisan site. However, the editorial stance and reader comments have included sharp criticisms of Apple actions when they are appropriate. Moreover, the persistently accurate casting of the actual state of reality as well as a virtual 100% predictor of outcomes, is stunning. It occurs in life that strict even-handedness can sometimes end up with a lot of one-sided conclusions that are spot on. So I come here actually for perspective, not pom-poms.
@ m159
Well said.
Honest disagreements based on different values are expected and useful.
But why some refuse to acknowledge facts is beyond me….
The most creative thing that “I’m a PC” can come up with is “crapple”
Lack of creativity, I guess he really is a PC.
For those who are bashing Jonathan over his comments, I would point out that there are different levels of advocacy. You can start with “All the Apple-related news we can find”, jack it up to “All the Pro-Apple news we can find”, then there’s “Butt-suck Apple and Butt-KICK anyone who might possibly have a different idea”.
MDN is not in the first category. Although, they seem to try. They are not in the second category, though they do their best to turn any article they find into a Pro-Apple statement. They are not always in the last category, not always. In this case, their whole face is getting brown. And Jonathan‘s case is spot on. In my opinion.
As for “the mole” … If he were really a “mole”, don’t you think Google’s phone would be a bigger threat to the iPhone? That’s the usual task for a “mole”, to get information that can be used to gain competitive advantage. What advantage did he bring? Were he CIA they would already have stood him in front of a wall and “terminated” him.
MDN – I hear that
The last time I saw a guy wearing a top hat, it was Ted Nelson at a MacWorld Expo back in the Eighties. Ted is great showman, like Steve, and I had a great time visiting with him. He autographed my mint-condition first edition of his classic book, “Computer Lib/Dream Machines”. I could probably auction off that book and cover the cost of an iPad now – but I’ll probably hang on to it and donate it to a museum or library someday.