James Andrews

Once again Apple has decided to be big brother. To decide what people should and shouldn’t use on the hardware they paid for. Over the last couple of days Apple has removed any application that would be considered “risky”. They have done this at the expense of the developers who have spent time developing applications, and building a business off of the app store. Developers who were generating thousands of dollars a day in revenue are now generating nothing.

Apple states that it received many complaints from womens groups about the apps objectifying women, from parents because their children had access to this material. It seems Apple wants to be politically correct. Instead of letting the end user decide what they want. Not everyone finds this material objectional. I know a few women who probably own some of these apps. Parents should learn how to parent and watch what their children are buying.

Part of the problem though falls on how the App store actually works. Instead of forcing these “risky” apps in to a category that is set aside for them. Instead of putting the parental controls in the App store so that minors don’t see this material. They destroy the lively hoods of those who have created legitimate thriving businesses.

Way to go Apple.