Samsung Continues Ridiculing iPhone Buyers in Its Latest Galaxy S II Ad

News | Saturday January 21 2012 9:00 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , ,

by highlighting the lack of free, in-built turn-by-turn navigation on the iPhone .
The setup of the ad is very similar to the earlier ones, portraying people waiting in lines outside an
Store for the iPhone , only to be disappointed by the device’s unchanged looks. Then a few buyers notice a passerby with a Samsung Galaxy S II, and they’re amazed to know that the device has a free turn-by-turn navigation (Google Navigation) service built in.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Reveals His iPhone App Was Rejected For Ridiculing Public Figures

News | Wednesday April 14 2010 12:05 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , ,

, Fiore has revealed that his
by Apple late last year on grounds that the content on his application ridiculed public figures. The
“In December, Apple rejected his iPhone app, NewsToons, because, as Apple put it, his satire “ridicules public figures,” a violation of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, which bars any apps whose content in “Apple ’s reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may (more…)

Apple Rejects SomeEcards App For ‘Ridiculing’ Public Figures

News | Tuesday October 6 2009 6:08 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , ,

“. The app was submitted with a rating of 17+ for ”
” for the language used which can be suggestive in many cases. However the rejection has raised eyebrows basically because of the fact that the only reason behind the rejection seems to be the satire on a few public figures including Adolf Hitler, Roman Polanski and Michael Richards.
In an article on their website, TechCrunch draws comparison between the SomeEcards app and another
called Puff!. (more…)