Phone Story app critiques iPhone lifecycle, gets yanked (Updated)

The developer announced yesterday via twitter that the game is now available for free for jailbroken devices. I took advantage of this fact and have installed the game on my iPhone 4. I would have paid the paltry 99¢ if I had found out about it before it got pulled. I have not more than opened it to check it out, but I am supportive of what I perceive to be this person's or persons' cause.

You folks complaining about the developer's message need to pull your heads out. You want to be obedient , complacent consumers, go right ahead. But to criticize someone for speaking out about real world issues (especially in a constructive and creative way such as designing a game around it) is completely ridiculous. Once again, you nerds have your heads so up Apple's rear that you fail to see what's really going on.

Apple is not your friend. They are a large and very profitable corporation. They don't need your defense.

And the game doesn't only target the iPhone/Apple. It's about all smart phones. There is even an Android version of the game available. They focus more on the iPhone because it's the most famous smart phone there is (I'm assuming).

Have you stopped to think that this guy maybe expected his app to get rejected? No, you likely did not. You can't google that kind of information. Maybe he's more concerned about calling attention to dark side of our precious little gadgets. Good for him, I say.

Those of you whining about what this guy has tried to do need to find something important to complain about. Maybe consider a little self-reflection. Or you can just go buy another iPhone (you know, as a back up), just like Apple wants you to. $$$

Wow, an app that takes a deliberately one-sided and ignorant look at this issue, that deliberately attacks Apple (and only Apple) as being "the bad guy", that deliberately tries to get itself banned for publicity ...

... gets banned. What a shocker.

And you went and gave them the publicity that they had wanted, so they win.

The restrictions on charitable donations are for apps that claim to put their purchase price or in app purchases towards charities. Apple would either have to continuously verify that the checks they're sending to developers end up going to the charities claimed to be paid, or open themselves up to lawsuits when funds don't get where they're supposed to go. Just saying they've "pledged" to contribute revenue to whoever isn't enough.

http://phonestory.org/banned.html

My guess is that they were dumb enough to use "Apple" as a brand in the game. If they had used "Lapple" or another variant I doubt Apple would have pulled it.

I could and did buy it. :)