iphonesavior.com - 12/6/2008
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"Santa Live", an iPhone app that was launched into a storm of controversy back in mid November, has been pulled down from Apple's wildly successful App Store by developer Adam Majewski after a recent string of complaints by users over the apps' inclusion of the song ...
cnbc.com - 12/5/2008
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cnbc.com —
You may have seen the Apple advertisement in
the New York Times this morning (back page of...
the Business section) extolling the virtues of the iPhone. Nothing new there. If you made it through the fine print, you may have noticed that there are now ...
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Apple Apps "Bubble" Talk Just That, As Downloads Soar - ...
appleinsider.com - 12/12/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Faced with criticism over the way it's been
grouping applications on the digital shelves of the App...
Store, Apple this week is making some changes to the store's layout aimed at showcasing a broader range of top offerings in each category.
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Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest
mobilecrunch.com - 12/2/2008
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mobilecrunch.com —
With most of 2008 and right around 10,000
applications behind them, Apple has released a series of...
lists outlining which applications scored the most downloads since the App Store’s launch back in July. The lists are separated by whether ...
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Apple announces Top 10 iPhone App downloads of 2008
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Santa Live iPhone App Pulled Due to Even More Controversy [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... a few weeks ago that Majewski was paying commenters to leave positive feedback about his project. But after the horror of a novelty Christmas song included in the app, Santa Live has been officially pulled from the App Store. ...
Santa Live Dead
Touch Podium —
... a brand new controversy. His December 5th Santa Live video included the venerable parody tune “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” as a backing track. Parents began to complain loudly as children, hearing the track, began asking questions about why Santa’s flying beasts had killed granny. All of that began to fly back into Adam’s face very quickly. As a result, Adam, who is still $12,000 in the hole for this project, has pulled the app completely from the App Store in spite of the fact that he still can’t ...
Santa Claus fired from App Store gig
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... opens iTunes). Apparently some parents became irate, concerned that they were going to have to explain to their little ones why grandma was killed by renegade horned ungulants. Enough people complained about the December 5th message from Santa that Majewski yanked the app from the App Store. Anyone who has purchased the app already will be able to continue viewing the daily videos. There are a lot of Grinches out there this Christmas! [via iPhoneSavior] TUAWSanta Claus fired from App Store gig originally appeared on ...
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