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Reading through the comments, I am really struck by how much good will apple has completely squandered. The most obvious interpretation of events (in my mind,

Reading through the comments, I am really struck by how much good will apple has completely squandered. The most obvious interpretation of events (in my mind, at least) is that no US based company would ever, ever want to be associated with censoring a satirist, and that the removal of the app really was a complete fuckup, indicative of a system that needs is not working like intended. A lot of the other comments seem to think it isn't a fuckup, that the system is designed to keep satirists out. Which would mean viewing apple in a pretty extreme light. The only way someone could think that about a company is if you have a lot of ill will towards them in the first place. The whole level of suspicion towards apple right now is a sign of just how much they've fucked up the goodwill they earned with their shiny products. I don't think that apple is intentionally rejecting satire apps. But I do think that unless they make a real effort to start earning back some trust, they deserve to have people thinking that way.

endlessvoid94 17y ago
Does it matter? They're still selling, a LOT. Watch how people ACT, not what they SAY. Steve Jobs knows this. People slam apple all the time but they're doing incredibly, incredibly well. So, from their POV, who cares?
- ericd 17y ago
  Short term, yes. AT&T wireless, Time Warner internet, Ticket Master, etc. are also doing well financially, but as soon as they lose their monopoly power and there's a good alternative, they're toast. I know 0 people who would pick them over a good alternative if they knew of one. I love Apple products, but I would say they're heading down that same road with developers. If they ever lose their dominance in the app world, I think they're going to see a lot of defection.