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iTunes - Download iTunes

— apple.com — To learn how Apple safeguards your personal information, please review the Apple Customer Privacy policy . iTunes... is licensed for reproduction of noncopyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted to reproduce. Purchases from the ... (more) iTunes - Download iTunes

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— apple.com — Discover iTunes 8. Rediscover your music. New Genius features and better ways to browse put music at... the center of your entertainment world. Learn more iTunes 8 Download (more) iTunes

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iTunes 8 First Look [ITunes]

— lifehacker.com — Apple announces that the next major version of iTunes will be available for download some time today.... iTunes 8 is not jam-packed with new functionality, but the new Genius feature—which boasts... (more) iTunes 8 First Look [ITunes]

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App Store Blacklist: Podcaster Too iTunesy [App Store]
Gizmodo — ... According to Podcaster's blog, Apple at least explained why it booted Podcaster from the App Store: "Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes." ...

Alex Sokirynsky delivers “Podcaster” iPhone app via iPhone/iPod Touch’s “Ad Hoc App Distribution”
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Your Opinion on Apple Rejection of Podcaster App?
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Podcaster e a controvérsia 3.3.3
MacMagazine — ... Há alguns dias, soubemos que o desenvolvedor do Podcaster recebeu uma educada carta da Apple que dizia que seu programa não tinha sido aceito por duplicar uma função do iTunes. Soa justo, mas o pai do aplicativo ficou injuriado: com tantos apps que duplicam funções existentes no Mobile Safari, na calculadora do iPhone e em outros programas da Apple (até a função iPod!) já à venda, por que justo o compilador de podcasts caíra abaixo da linha de corte? E, como não podia deixar de ser, a comunidade de desenvolvedores ficou possessa com a atitude da Maçã. ...

Apple cuts off unofficial avenue for rebuffed iPhone apps
AppleInsider — ... testing, as an impromptu distribution tactic: new licenses would be created in exchange for a $10 contribution. The approach left out the App Store entirely and consequently left Apple out of its 30 percent revenue from each sale. While Apple itself didn't attempt to explain its move, the clampdown came after the company rejected Podcaster for reasons still disputed today. The iTunes operator had left Podcaster in limbo for several weeks between July and the end of August, only to turn it down over its alleged duplication of iTunes functionality. Neither the iTunes Wi-Fi ...

Your Application Was Rejected, Don’t Tell Anyone!
Mobility Site — There have been quite a few developers getting angry with Apple about rejections for inclusion to their store. Many of which have become quite vocal in the blogosphere. There was a big uproar when an application called Podcaster. The developer published the rejection letter which cites duplication of iTunes functionality for the reason for rejection: Apple Rep says: Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes. Anyhow, it seems the negative publicity ...

Apple adds OTA podcast downloads to iPhone firmware 2.2, continues to burn developers
Engadget — ... Oh Apple. Is it that you can't see the things you're doing, or that you simply don't care how they look? If you'll recall, few months ago Jobs and co. kicked up quite a dust storm over a seemingly innocuous application called Podcaster, which allowed you to receive over-the-air updates of new podcasts when they were released. The company rejected the app based on the grounds that it "duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes," a claim that seemed unreasonable at the time, and should now feel downright criminal. According to a German blog which has posted ...