MacNN reports, “Apple has subtly modified some promotional material for the iPhone 4 to remove references to FaceTime, reports note. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen, as well as Egypt and Jordan, official pages for the iPhone 4 no longer show a woman and man having a video conversation. Instead, Apple has substituted content promoting the device’s Retina Display.”
Full article here.
Michael Rose reports for TUAW that “restrictions on VoIP technology in Saudi Arabia and the UAE… could create a regulatory block for FaceTime… [or this] may represent merely a cosmetic tweak, keeping the cultural sensitivities of these largely Islamic countries in mind.”
Full article here.
@Predrag. One problem with your theory, where you gunna find an innocent looking man in the Middle East?
Seriously ‘though, religion the world over attracts extremism, Christian, Muslim, Hindu – it doesn’t matter. Religion is mind control for the middle ages – one would think that by now we’d have moved on from this mumbo jumbo.
I for one, welcome our muslim overalls
not american
it’s actually OK to respect other culture’s full marks to Apple
They don’t want respect, they want obsequious obedience to outdated religious dogma. In case ya’ll don’t remember, because you were to busy being lied to by George W Bush, the hijackers that destroyed the WTC towers in New York were Saudis. The Saudis treatment of women is not something that deserves respect or protection.
I will not submit.
I got your burqa hanging dude.
So, where is the outrage from the women’s rights groups?
I always thought it odd that N.O.W. sits kinda silent on Islam and the treatment of women.
I bet there are more dead mothers, sisters, daughters, and girlfriends in middle eastern countries than in the west due to religious fanaticism. Thank “God” there not the same or equal.
I take it facebook ain’t to popular in these neck of the woods. I mean what would be the point.
Perhaps Obama should send the NASA chief over to those countries to tell them how smart they used to be before Islam.
I will not submit.
@HolyMackerel
There aren’t any good looking guys. Looks like they lose half their teeth by their 21st birthday.
Respecting other cultures is one thing.
Supporting abominable human rights is another.
God is Love, not rules and minutiae….
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen, as well as Egypt and Jordan ARE ALL VERY BACKWARD COUNTRIES AND DOES NOT DESERVE THE IPHONE.