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No Sex for You – Wallpaper Universe Pulled from AppStore

By Lonnie Lazar (10:38 am, Nov 23 2008)

No Sex for You – Wallpaper Universe Pulled from AppStoreIf you want to use a racy photo as your iPhone wallpaper it will have to be strictly DIY now that Wallpaper Universe has been pulled from the AppStore.

Some will say this turn of events confirms Steve Jobs’ promise to keep ‘porn’ off the iPhone. Others point out that it highlights the inscrutability of Apple’s review process for selecting what does, and what doesn’t make it into the AppStore catalog.

Leaving aside for the moment the question of whether Apple should retain exclusive gatekeeper authority over apps that can be legitimately run on the iPhone, many would be satisfied if the process for AppStore certification was more transparent, according to MG Siegler, writing for Venture Beat.

Last weekend’s snafu over the release of Google’s voice search update, the punting of approved apps on a third update, debacles such as the I Am Rich app – all raise legitimate questions over the capriciousness of Apple’s distribution of tickets to the big show.

Via Industry Standard

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Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie Lazar is a writer-musician-web designer-attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie's photos on Flickr.

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  • http://www.venturebeat.com MG Siegler

    Hey Lonnie – Couldn’t find your email, so thought I’d post a comment. Mind linking to the original VentureBeat version of the piece I wrote? (We have a syndication deal with Industry Standard but just seems kind of weird if you note ‘MG Siegler, writing for VentureBeat’ then link to IS.) Thanks.

    http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/22/sex-cant-sell-on-the-iphone-wallpaper-universe-pulled-from-app-store/

  • http://www.gearsandwidgets.com/ phoenix

    Just another argument in favor of jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch – a whole world of apps that are produced under Apple’s radar that let you customize your device the way you like it, even if that involved boobs.

  • Lucas

    dudes, this is a rule that they set up from day one. so anyone that violated it should be pulled. end of story. this isn’t like pulling the app because it duplicates a possible function they might decide to add at some point in the future if they are in a good mood.