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.
for a second I thought they were asking them to just not develop for Android hehe, not the case,
ok, so they’re still not as bad as MS
Its understandable to Apple to not want Android to be mentioned on their product, I mean they are a competitor. I wonder what the iphone developer response was to this.
Perhaps he shold change the description to something like: app is a modifcation of one that was a finalist in a developer competition run by a major search engine company. Rationaliy often offers a good compromise.
as for MDN…my god could be any bigger suckups…geez…is that a swarm of flies hanging around your brown nose or what? While objectivity is not required, total sycophancy is also not needed either.
Every time “I’m a PC” buy comes and drivels here he is doing business with Apple. He kinda stinks doesn’t he.
They could have called it “an almost award winning App” and then it really would have taken off.
Won’t be too long before the word Android can ‘t be typed anymore on a Mac or iPhone.. OSX patch coming soon!
I love the Apple spirit.. keep it up Stevie-boy!
Oh.. and make sure to seal that deal with Microsoft Bing.. one more reason to go Android.
@Smith
“Someone needs to tell “I’m a PC” they’re as unfunny as as annoying as “Zune Tang”. “
I think ‘I’m a PC’ IS Zune Tang!
I hope he is… I do miss the entertainment value!