From this, it would seem that Kik violated both Apple and RIM store guidelines: http://getsatisfaction.com/kik/topics/serious_privacy_flaw_within_kik http://get

From this, it would seem that Kik violated both Apple and RIM store guidelines: http://getsatisfaction.com/kik/topics/serious_privacy_flaw_within_kik http://getsatisfaction.com/kik/topics/serious_privacy_flaw_w... My take: RIM saw the violations and the threat to BBM and decided to ban Kik. Apple saw the violations and the threat to BBM and decided to leave them alone. Makes sense in both cases