Single Station Apps: No Longer Welcome

Apple's become more relaxed about the iOS App Store recently, with policy revisions and the notable admission of Google Voice for iPhone, but that's not stopping Apple from rejecting app categories that it simply doesn't like.

Jared Newman at pcworld.com writes the latest victims are single-station radio players, according to a developer who builds and submits these apps to order. Jim Barcus, owner of DJB Radio Apps, claims that Apple recently rejected 10 of his radio apps, on the grounds that they're essentially spam and are no different than generic fart apps. He even appealed to Steve Jobs, who reportedly wrote back, "Sorry, but we've made our decision."

Newsman says he can understand why Apple would want to cut off the flow of radio station apps. A city can have a dozen stations, and accepting every submission would crowd the App Store's "music" section with a whole lot of audio feeds that very few people care about.

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