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It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've be

by dan1234 15y ago

It's a bit misleading to say this is an Anti-iPhone game when it's drawing attention to how most electrical items are made. Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through.

latch 15y ago
nice catch re-donation..don't see that unless you click "more".
naz 15y ago
The app's creators describe it as anti-iPhone http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story
- dan1234 15y ago
  Fair enough, though they don't mention that in the App Store description.
  - zerovox 15y ago
    I think they would have difficulty in getting that in to the store. However, if you look at the screenshots, the Pear Store is a clear parody of Apple Stores.
rmc 15y ago
Apple would be silly to either ban it now, or never to have approved it, since it would cause the Streisand effect.
- Batsu 15y ago
  This really wouldn't be the first time.
jinushaun 15y ago
I'm assuming you didn't see the screenshot of the "Pear" store. Or the factory workers jumping off the building.
johnbatch 15y ago
I thought Apple's policy was to reject all apps that claim to donate proceeds to charity. "You cannot say anywhere in the application description, support materials, or the application itself that some or all of the proceeds will go to any given charity" http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-developing-charitably.ars http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-...
- kahawe 15y ago
  > http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-.. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-.... "Published 2 years ago" And I think in all fairness, one should add that from that article it looks like this comes down to certain accounting requirements and regulations that Apple was not able to meet (at least back then) - not from them not wanting anyone to give to charity.
0x12 15y ago
> Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through. You have a front-row seat to that now, the app has been pulled. I'm sure they'll use the 'donating proceeds to charity' as the reason why they pulled it.

by dan1234 15y ago

latch 15y ago

nice catch re-donation..don't see that unless you click "more".

naz 15y ago

The app's creators describe it as anti-iPhone http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story http://www.yeslab.org/project/phone-story

dan1234 15y ago
Fair enough, though they don't mention that in the App Store description.
- zerovox 15y ago
  I think they would have difficulty in getting that in to the store. However, if you look at the screenshots, the Pear Store is a clear parody of Apple Stores.

rmc 15y ago

Apple would be silly to either ban it now, or never to have approved it, since it would cause the Streisand effect.

Batsu 15y ago
This really wouldn't be the first time.

jinushaun 15y ago

I'm assuming you didn't see the screenshot of the "Pear" store. Or the factory workers jumping off the building.

johnbatch 15y ago

I thought Apple's policy was to reject all apps that claim to donate proceeds to charity. "You cannot say anywhere in the application description, support materials, or the application itself that some or all of the proceeds will go to any given charity" http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-developing-charitably.ars http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-...

kahawe 15y ago
> http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-.. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/app-store-lessons-.... "Published 2 years ago" And I think in all fairness, one should add that from that article it looks like this comes down to certain accounting requirements and regulations that Apple was not able to meet (at least back then) - not from them not wanting anyone to give to charity.

0x12 15y ago

> Also, I'd imagine Apple would've been slammed for rejecting an app which claims to be donating proceeds to charity so it'd be less controversial to let it through. You have a front-row seat to that now, the app has been pulled. I'm sure they'll use the 'donating proceeds to charity' as the reason why they pulled it.