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by enjo 3517 days ago
There are entire classes of applications that solve real problems that people have. They are aimed at adults, which means they might show a bit of nudity. Those applications are absolutely disallowed by the Apple nanny.

It pisses me off to no end that you can't build those applications, but this stuff isn't caught by their filter.

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Facebook and Oculus are together bringing the same misfeature to Android via GearVR.
Please, how much legit productivity software comes bundled with "a bit of nudity"
There are a whole class of applications that solve REAL problems that require "a bit of nudity" that Apple disallows.
Mind giving us examples?
Finding sexual partners springs to mind. Particularly in the poly/swinger communities.
Loneliness and basic human desires are a need. Porn solves a real need in the right situation.
Medical related apps for one.
Thought they existed in the App Store. Either way, I'm still perplexed at what "real problems" would be solved.
Anatomy-learning apps. Medical diagnosis apps. Just because you can't think of a legit reason to use something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
This is my personal problem with the walled-garden approach. If you aren't 100% consistent, you start to lose credibility fast. Everyone knows Android apps are shit, so people are typically wary about what they download. Apple gives the impression that they filter out all the bad stuff, but they don't actually. This, IMO, makes their rules look hypocritical and arbitrarily enforced.