The Battle Is Officially Here

05 February 2010 by David Junior

First there were rumors about Apple using bing as their official search provider. Then there was the rant by Steve Job’s calling Google motto bs. Then Google struck back adding multi touch to the Nexus One, now this.

An iPhone developer has received a letter from Apple stating that it can not use the word “Android” in their app. In fact Apple wants to remove that word from all its apps in the app store. Idiot moves like this is the prime reason more and more people are choosing Android and this will only lead to the demise of the iPhone. Nobody wants to be under a dictatorship and that is what Apple has been. Here is a copy of the letter.

“Dear Flash of Genius, LLC,
Thank you for submitting Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab 2.2 to the App Store. During our review of your application, we found that your application contains inappropriate or irrelevant platform information in the Application Description and/or Release Notes sections.
Providing future platform compatibility plans or other general platform references are not relevant in the context of the iPhone App Store. While your application has not been rejected, it would be appropriate to remove “Finalist in Google’s Android Developer’s Challenge!” from the Application Description.
Please log into iTunes Connect to make appropriate changes to the Application Description now to avoid an interruption in the availability of Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab 2.2 on the iPhone App Store.
Regards,
iPhone Developer Program”

[via eurodroid]

Tags: android, Apple, Apps, ATT, CES, Developer, Google, iphone, Nexus One, ODROID, OS, phone, RIM, rumor, Rumors

Join the Discussion (28 comments)

thunderstruck

02-05-2010 06:10 PM

Saw that this morning. Talk about a sore loser!
djunio

02-05-2010 06:12 PM

i think android is gonna take over b4 2013
Cryoflesh

02-05-2010 06:14 PM

Beat ya to it :P

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f...-scared-31695/
dmoney

02-05-2010 06:15 PM

That is stupid...

Also, I think the first sentence is supposed to say "...it can't use the word Android..." instead of "can."
djunio

02-05-2010 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cryoflesh

Beat ya to it :P

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f...-scared-31695/

kinda, but not the front page, i actually been sitting on this since yesterday and google storeview(didnt think they was big stories lol)
Vincent

02-05-2010 06:31 PM

Can or can't use the word Android? Base on your writing... An iPhone developer has received a letter from Apple stating that it can use the word ?Android? in their app.
djunio

02-05-2010 06:37 PM

urgh, must have been a spell check thing, its good now
Vincent

02-05-2010 06:40 PM

okay. That was a freebie, next one I'm sending you an invoice for my service...heheh
simms22

02-05-2010 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent

okay. That was a freebie, next one I'm sending you an invoice for my service...heheh

thats cool, i just sent YOU an invoice
(djunio, i got your back )
djunio

02-05-2010 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simms22

thats cool, i just sent YOU an invoice
(djunio, i got your back )

thank u sir, i need it lol
Vincent

02-05-2010 06:50 PM

I see, you guys are getting each others back and ganging up on me...we'll have to fix that!

deserttopping

02-05-2010 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent

Can or can't use the word Android? Base on your writing... An iPhone developer has received a letter from Apple stating that it can use the word ?Android? in their app.

i know you meant to say "based on your writing..."

simms22

02-05-2010 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent

I see, you guys are getting each others back and ganging up on me...we'll have to fix that!

ganging up, no. this is ganging up!
aaronb532

02-05-2010 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simms22

ganging up, no. this is ganging up!

Dude, seeing that hand grenade cracks me up every time!
Vincent

02-05-2010 08:04 PM

don't you know i'm asian...and all asians know kaaarrrraaaatttteee! whammmo! haha
Vincent

02-05-2010 08:05 PM

LOL - this is a forum where we are allowed to have poor spelling and grammar! hehe

Then again, base vs based isn't as big of deal as can vs can't - right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by deserttopping

i know you meant to say "based on your writing..."

simms22

02-05-2010 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent

LOL - this is a forum where we are allowed to have poor spelling and grammar! hehe

Then again, base vs based isn't as big of deal as can vs can't - right?

better be careful with what you say, you might give Dt a heart attack. i had to change how i write so it would be easier on his head(btw, thanks Dt)

deserttopping

02-05-2010 09:01 PM

aw, i don't have heart attacks. and, yes, can/can't is an important distinction.
eminembdg

02-05-2010 09:37 PM

Wow! Apple really is scared, and they have reason to be scared.

This is a free country, and Android embraces the idea of FREEDOM, but Apple pulls these little cry baby moves and it just makes people think twice about the company as a whole. They won't change tho, at least until it's to late.

I'm glad this side of Steve Jobs keeps showing up in the press. Lets people know what kind of company Apple really is and what kind of guy he really is.
Vincent

02-05-2010 09:50 PM

don't grt me wtong, honest to God mistakes are ok, just nit sloppy...so yes i stand corrected simms

simms22

02-05-2010 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eminembdg

Wow! Apple really is scared, and they have reason to be scared.

This is a free country, and Android embraces the idea of FREEDOM, but Apple pulls these little cry baby moves and it just makes people think twice about the company as a whole. They won't change tho, at least until it's to late.

I'm glad this side of Steve Jobs keeps showing up in the press. Lets people know what kind of company Apple really is and what kind of guy he really is.

thats the thing, id be ashamed to show this side of me to the press. steve jobs seems to enjoy it.

simms22

02-05-2010 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent

don't grt me wtong, honest to God mistakes are ok, just nit sloppy...so yes i stand corrected simms

hey, ive got NOOOOOOOO problems. im just a sloppy as the next person. i dont care if you write in hieroglyphs as long as i could figure out the jist of the idea. chicken scratch as an old teacher of mine used to call it
eminembdg

02-05-2010 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simms22

thats the thing, id be ashamed to show this side of me to the press. steve jobs seems to enjoy it.

I don't think that he enjoys it. I think he blurts this stuff out because he's so frustrated that he has some serious competition that he's bout to have a nervous breakdown lol
.......
BE AFRAID.... BE VERY AFRAID JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
konzern

02-05-2010 11:17 PM

lol this thread makes me laugh, not only because of the post but because of the comments haha
simms22

02-05-2010 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by konzern

lol this thread makes me laugh, not only because of the post but because of the comments haha

well then, you should probably read the rest of the days threads.....
konzern

02-05-2010 11:39 PM

im getting to it
gccatnmur

02-06-2010 12:59 AM

Not to mention their Apple's pathetic excuses for refusing to add Flash support to the iPhone browser and for them not approving the Google Talk app. Competition is always futile, Apple should be focussing on adding value wherever they can - giving users a sub-par browsing and search experience and removing their right to choose will only hurt them in the long run.
xguntherc

02-06-2010 01:37 AM

Wow how sad is that.. all it does is make me happy to see these things.

Making them remove words like android or Google is pretty funny actually. It shows how worried they really are. Otherwise Apple or jobs wouldn't worry about these things.

Let the wars begin. As long as Google keeps there cool and continues to add features for us and android. and laugh at Apples sad attacks and moves. Then all will be good.

More to come I'm sure!