Apple Bans the Word ‘Android’ From App Store
February 5th, 2010 admin
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Apple has apparently forbidden a developer from using the word “Android” in his App Store description. Has the company’s notorious need for control gone too far?
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Apple waves the ban hammer again, this time banning an education app because the app used the word “android” in it’s decription. The guy was simply trying to explain in his app descr that the app did good in an android apps competition so that people would try it out. Apple’s communistic approach continues.