[luney]

Well I was going to write: Time to pull safari

But then I checked tech crunch's comments and it seems that I would be very unoriginal. Same goes for any of the other apps mentioned...

So to trump them all:

Time to disable the internet!

[sp332]

Apple's response has always been: if you want content on iOS that we don't allow, make a web app. The App store is not a public place; Apple only puts things there that they like.

[rogerchucker]

Which in the larger scheme of things is a moronic position because the same device they are trying to keep pristine and pure through their app store can be used to see dirty things through the Web. We know what Apple has always been responded to these arguments with - what we are pointing out is that is that it is extremely douche-y to take such a position.

[sp332]

It's not about keeping the device "pure". It about not putting things in the App Store they don't like. https://xkcd.com/1150/

[rogerchucker]

And what strategic purpose does it serve Apple by "not putting things it doesn't like" in the App Store?

[sp332]

Apple doesn't want an app in the app store. Apple bans the app from the app store. Flawless victory! It's par for the course with Apple: unusual strategy, perfect tactics.

[rogerchucker]

With all due respect, that's some priceless apologist BS. You still didn't outline the fucking strategic goal being served here with this "perfect tactic". If the course is to stay a major dick in the software world, then yes it is par for the course. But that doesn't make much business sense - does it?

[gte910h]

The same page that allows parents to disable the install/use of apps with too high a rating also allows them to disable Safari.