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Pepsi apologizes for sexist iPhone app, inadvertently fans the flames

by Steven Sande (Oct 13th, 2009)

PepsiCo's Amp Energy brand stirred up a lot of hatred in the last couple of months when the "AMP UP Before You Score" app [iTunes Link] was released. This app, branded as sexist and inappropriate by a lot of people who rated it in the App Store, provides guys with cards to "identify her type," ...

The NetShare debacle: Apple, explain yourself

by Giles Turnbull (Aug 4th, 2008)

Put yourselves in Nullriver's shoes for a minute: you create an app (NetShare - see TUAW passim), which as far as you can tell does not break any of the App Store rules. You submit it to Apple for inclusion. It passes the vetting procedure (so it must be OK, right?) and goes live online, for sale ...