Everyone knows Apple’s culture of controls i.e. if it is concerns the App Store. The rejection stamp form the company hit almost everything from broadcasting programs to breast-oriented offerings. It is Google that got feeling of being banned.
Last year Apple decided to ban Google’s Google Voice app from its App Store, such action even surprised the FCC. Furthermore, the company took away Google’s Latitude app, saying that it resembles the iPhone’s built-in Maps application.
Tim Novikof, the developer of the Flash of Genius app tried to call up his program to the App Store that got success in Google’s Android Developer Challenge which is considered to be a contest that is held every year and is looking for the most innovative as well as useful new mobile apps.
The Flash of Genius app became the finalist in the Challenge. In order to illustrate the value of the software and increase its iPhone-based sales, Novikof included the information regarding the contest. Apple sent a notice to him saying that his application includes inappropriate or irrelevant platform information in the Application Description. As the application was not rejected it would be right to remove ‘Finalist in Google’s Android Developer’s Challenge!’ from the Application Description.
Google is considered to be an enemy of Apple. The companies have firm competition in smartphone sales.
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You mean “Google struggles against Apples world” .. right ?
From the pathetic sales of the droid, eris, nexus one it sure does look like Goog is struggling against the might of the Apple.
Pretty soon Apple will get in to mobile advertising in a big way and eat Goog’s lunch. Really apart from search Goog hasn’t really proved themselves in anything else.
@Rush
Somethings wrong.
Apart from search, Goog has surely proved it self in Gmail, Android, Maps, and almost all other products.
I surely think that this move by Apple is anti-competitive.