A developer emailed MacRumors with a sad tale of Apple rejection. His iTunes App Store submission, Pull My Finger, was rejected due to its "limited utility." The app does exactly what you would expect it to do and you can check out the developers demo in the video below.
Besides appealing to 13-year old boys all over the world, the app's apparent "limited utility" could apply to quite a few App Store apps. Apple didn't seem to see it that way, and sent the developer the letter below.
"Hello Developer,
We've reviewed your application Pull My Finger. We have determined that this application is of limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community, and will not be published to the App Store.
It may be very appropriate to share with friends and family, and we recommend you review the Ad Hoc method on the Distribution tab of the iPhone Developer Portal for details on distributing this application among a small group of people of your choosing.
Regards,
Victor Wang
Worldwide Developer Relations
Apple, Inc."
Bummer.
Pull My Finger
Submitted by xybernaut on Fri, 2008-09-05 11:08
I of course want it, if it is free.
I do not like the idea of someone else limiting my IPhone experience to those things they approve of.
Juvenile fun sometimes keeps us from running over the jerk in the next lane.