A companion magazine app to one that Mediaprovider, a small magazine publisher based in Denmark, had begun selling earlier in the year was rejected. The first, perfectly OK one was called "iPhone Magasinet." The second, rejected app was called "Android Magasinet." We're sure you can see the issue (pun intended) already.
Brian Dixen, managing director of Mediaprovider, wasn't surprised when he received a call from Apple.
Dixen: "So what's the problem?"Dixon finds the censorship frustrating. Also, since Apple must approve each issue, he is also concerned about what Apple may and may not deem publishable. It also takes about 2 weeks for Apple to approve a new issue, meaning that the publication is not as timely as it might be. Dixen added:
Apple Rep (Richard): "You know... your magazine. It's just about Android.... we can't have that in our App Store."
"It's funny really because I don't think we would sell many magazines on Android through Apple App Store, but the question is where this is going. They must have 500 people working day in and day out controlling the content. We have to get not only our apps but every single copy of our magazines approved and I wonder what will happen if we choose to make the next issue of our magazine about mobile phones in general a theme issue about Android."
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It is disturbing because I believe (with minimal evidence) that one thing that Apple would like to see is a move to content in Apps instead of webpages. I think they want everything on the web to be an App in their ideal universe. The WWW days of the web would be best left behind to Apple because everyone has an explicit way to profit under an App model. But, the web is replacing books, and if Apps replacing WWW content in that universe, then by extension Apps are going to replace print. If a company controls whats in the new version of print by controlling device marketshare that is a problem. Personally, I give Apple a wide birth. I don't like the way they think, and I show it with my pocket book.
Oh boy, looks like we should expect more of these kind of news? Lets see..
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This is terrific...why all these happens with that book..??? Is the Android magazine was not as per to the App store..?
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