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Apple Considers 'Explicit' Section for Booted Apps

Developer-only category could mean restricted App Store area in future

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2010 4:11 PM CST

(Newser) – Just days after Apple drew the wrath of the blogosphere for booting racy apps from its App Store, iPhone developers report a new “Explicit” category in its place. The move could mean the company is carving out a future place for some of the more than 5,000 programs it ditched, which, Mashable notes, was widely seen as a bid to soothe parents ahead of the iPad release. “Explicit” is not a category on the user side of the store yet, but could be an 18-and-over niche down the line.

Apple's move to pull explicit apps from the store is widely seen as a bid to sell iPads to families.
Apple's move to pull explicit apps from the store is widely seen as a bid to sell iPads to families.   (AP Photo)
A poster touting applications available for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch
A poster touting applications available for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch   (AP Photo)
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yummines
Feb 25, 2010 7:32 AM CST
well yea. its not like everybody that has an ipod is a teen. just make it so that you have to be 18 or older to purchase the app. as simple as that, why didn't they think about that instead?
Chad
Feb 24, 2010 11:19 PM CST
Hope so. Apple is quickly becoming the Wal*Mart of the tech world.

 
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