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Approved Baby Shaker App Availble No More
Techtree News Staff, Apr 23, 2009 1236 hrs ISTReceives heat from angry folks
By now, Apple's App Store and controversy have become synonymous. Courtsey - it iFart, iBeer, Card counting, South Park profanity or anything else.
Recently, Apple has had to eliminate a 'Baby Shaker app', entertainment application, after angry parents and childrens' groups agitated against Apple.
Sikalosoft developed Baby Shaker app priced at $0.99 (Rs. 50 approx.) which features sketches of babies. The aim of the app was to shush the crying baby by shaking the phone till red cross marks appear over the baby's eyes.
Clearly unhappy with the app, Sarah Jane Brain Foundation's founder Patrick Donohue wrote a letter to Steve Jobs and other Apple executives.
"As the father of a three-year-old who was shaken by her baby nurse when she was only five days old, breaking three ribs, both collarbones and causing a severe brain injury, words cannot describe my reaction. You have no idea the number of children your actions have put at risk by your careless, thoughtless and reckless behavior!"
Sarah Jane Brain Foundation is dedicated to children suffering from Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Marilyn Bar, who is National Advisory Board member of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation and also founder of Center for Shaken Baby Syndrome issued statement: "Not only are they making fun of Shaken Baby Syndrome, but they are actually encouraging it. This is absolutely terrible."
Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPhone and iPod marketing, said that 96 per cent of the apps are approved in seven days. It's shocking to see how Apple's reviewing group army found it funny.
Recently, Apple had rejected a novelty app called Bailout Bucks that allowed putting pictures on fake dollar notes of large denomination - say 100 million dollar bill.
Bailout Bucks was developed by The Codist who later wrote about the reason why Apple rejected his app. According to The Codist, Apple had rejected his Bailout Bucks app since it "ridicules public figures" and mentioned that he could resubmit without any violations.
The Codist expressed his rage stating, "Apparently someone in Apple's reviewing group didn't find it funny. I guess after all the near-soft-porn, bathroom humor, weapons fire and mob violence app, money was a non-starter."
Incidents like these make one wonder what regulations the Apps reviewing group considers while approving developers' apps. On one hand they allowed the $1000 priced pointless app I Am Rich app for making money while they dumped South Park app for high profanity. However, Apple continues to sell South Park episodes through iTunes.
No wonder Apple's App Store is referred as the 'walled garden' with policy of banning apps by claiming them dubiously 'offensive'.
Recently, Apple has had to eliminate a 'Baby Shaker app', entertainment application, after angry parents and childrens' groups agitated against Apple.
Sikalosoft developed Baby Shaker app priced at $0.99 (Rs. 50 approx.) which features sketches of babies. The aim of the app was to shush the crying baby by shaking the phone till red cross marks appear over the baby's eyes.
Clearly unhappy with the app, Sarah Jane Brain Foundation's founder Patrick Donohue wrote a letter to Steve Jobs and other Apple executives.
"As the father of a three-year-old who was shaken by her baby nurse when she was only five days old, breaking three ribs, both collarbones and causing a severe brain injury, words cannot describe my reaction. You have no idea the number of children your actions have put at risk by your careless, thoughtless and reckless behavior!"
Sarah Jane Brain Foundation is dedicated to children suffering from Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Marilyn Bar, who is National Advisory Board member of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation and also founder of Center for Shaken Baby Syndrome issued statement: "Not only are they making fun of Shaken Baby Syndrome, but they are actually encouraging it. This is absolutely terrible."
Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPhone and iPod marketing, said that 96 per cent of the apps are approved in seven days. It's shocking to see how Apple's reviewing group army found it funny.
Recently, Apple had rejected a novelty app called Bailout Bucks that allowed putting pictures on fake dollar notes of large denomination - say 100 million dollar bill.
Bailout Bucks was developed by The Codist who later wrote about the reason why Apple rejected his app. According to The Codist, Apple had rejected his Bailout Bucks app since it "ridicules public figures" and mentioned that he could resubmit without any violations.
The Codist expressed his rage stating, "Apparently someone in Apple's reviewing group didn't find it funny. I guess after all the near-soft-porn, bathroom humor, weapons fire and mob violence app, money was a non-starter."
Incidents like these make one wonder what regulations the Apps reviewing group considers while approving developers' apps. On one hand they allowed the $1000 priced pointless app I Am Rich app for making money while they dumped South Park app for high profanity. However, Apple continues to sell South Park episodes through iTunes.
No wonder Apple's App Store is referred as the 'walled garden' with policy of banning apps by claiming them dubiously 'offensive'.
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