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Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'

Friday December 12, 2008 1:14 pm PST by Arnold Kim
One of the major criticisms of the App Store has been a seemingly arbitrary rejection policy on the part of Apple. Air-o-Matic was one of the developers rejected by Apple for the reason of "limited utility" for his humor app "Pull My Finger". Sam of Air-o-Matic contacted us to let us know that Apple has now accepted "Pull My Finger" into the App Store [link, $0.99].

Sam apparently got a call from Apple about his app:

[Apple] told me that they are going to start approving a whole new "genre" of apps, and that Pull My Finger will be the first to be accepted in this genre. As of now Pull My Finger is available in the app store.

The very kind Apple Team Member told me that they didn't want to reject it originally, but that they were sorting out how this "genre" of apps were going to be handled. She told me they'd be lifting the restriction on them, and more apps will follow that may have been previously not allowed.

The App now appears in the App Store but without any special designation. Coincidentally, Apple also recently allowed in a game called Amateur Surgeon which was rated for ages 17+.
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RTiii320
41 months ago
pull my finger??

haha oh i cant wait to see this..

That's cool that they are allowing more apps into the store, it would be nice to have them categorized of some sort because i know there will be a few mothers and fathers out there that wont let there kids have these apps.

personally, Im glad apple has opened the door.
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Boydbme
41 months ago
not that I was holding out for this app or anything, but I hope this trend of apple easing off its "our way or the highway" policy is a trend that continues. I hope this opens the gate for a lot of developers who were scared to devote time and resources in fear of getting a rejection.
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macaron1
41 months ago
Two thumbs up. Pull them.
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chuckzee
41 months ago
is this for real? Or are you pulling my finger?
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mikeinternet
41 months ago
finally the one killer app that makes the device genuinely useful.
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Bob Fraggle
41 months ago
Ever since the public caught wind of the first mention of Pull My Finger and it's being flushed down the crapper by Apple, I thought it was going to cause a minor amount of stink. Good to know that sophomoric humor will be aired now. I just didn't think Apple would have been so starchy stiff and highbrow about the darker side of apps we all knew would be created. Thanks for rethinking the policy.

BF
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Pring
41 months ago
I predict "Pull My Finger" as #1 paid app within the week :P
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rednic
41 months ago
No doubt the next version of the iphone will come equipped with an odor generator to make this app more realistic and worthwhile.

I can see it now the app is renamed to EMPTY the ROOM! ....

and sells a million (gas mask not included)!
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syklee26
41 months ago
if that app can pull these fingers, I am in.

http://www.epicycle.org.uk/images/ballmer.jpg
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BruceEBonus
41 months ago
AND if your iPhone battery should ever run out .. then there's always the genuine article! ;)

IE:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=280293812377#ht_500wt_924
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