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When it comes to iPhone apps, Apple has received bad press aplenty for its policy of strictly regulating the application market. From competitive browsers to “offensive” apps like a South Park app, the iPhone App Store may have millions of apps, but is still relatively closed.
However, Apple is in the unusual situation this time around for being in hot water for an app it approved. Apple approved an interesting title — Baby Shaker — on the App Store Monday. This video game, authored by Sikalosoft, looked to channel the inner English au pair in some people, making shaking a baby (as the name implies) into a videogame.
The game consisted of multiple levels. Each level had a drawing of a baby, which crying loudly. You would shake the phone until the baby stopped crying and red X’s appeared over its eyes (apparently signifying the baby’s death). The app was available from Monday to Wednesday night for $0.99.
Child advocacy groups pitched a fit, demanding Apple remove the app and stating unequivocally that killing babies was unacceptable. Apple caved in, ruling that there is no longer a place in the world for Baby Shaker. However, many are noting the curiousness that the company, which is usually so strict with offensive content (like the South Park app) would approve the app in the first place.
Strikes me that anyone who has spent hours, say, in a plane listening to crying babies would appreciate the app.
Just to get the frustration out of the system.
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# 17
I thought you just claimed “asians are the last bastion of get away with it mockery in America”. So I figure maybe you are not in America (and therefore technically it doesn’t apply to yourself) or maybe something changed your opinion in the 6 minutes between comments.
I can’t believe this got the nod from Apple. But what’s more unbelievable is that people actually pay for this crap. Its ringtones all over again.
Now, you replace the pictures with, say, Nancy Pelosi or Steve Balmer or something, it would be funny and maybe worth 25 cents.
Ummm, Isn’t a game that publicizes the fact that shaking babies may kill them a GOOD THING?
I would guess that most of the people that have killed babies by shaking them were not trying to kill them. They were trying to shut them up. This stupid game may reach the very people (stupid people) most likely to shake babies in the first place.
How could this game possibly hurt anyone?
Some posters are upset with apple because they let this app in the itunes store. Some posters are upset because apple banned it from the itunes store. I guess when it comes to apple they can’t do anything right. Of course with over 1 billion app downloaded they must be doing something right.
#25,
And me, I am dissapointed with the iPhone because it continues to be a sucky phone. Sure all this other stuff is great, but the iPhone fails at phonage.
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