appleinsider.com - 9/25/2008
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After an iPhone app developer successfully discovered a workaround for being turned down at the App Store in iTunes, Apple has cracked down and barred an unofficial method as well, potentially raising an anti-competition dispute.
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Apple Kicks Podcaster iPhone App Developer in the Nuts, Again [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... (Or hell, not even "open," just less opaquely capricious and more transparent. Supposedly, now you can't even talk about why Apple killed your app.) After all, that's largely the spirit of the iPhone app black market, which amazingly seems to only look more critical as this wears on since from all outward appearances, Apple has no intent of relenting. Either way, they're doing a damn fine job of making Android look good. [Podcaster via Phone News via AppleInsider]
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