Dictionary

Apple censors the dictionary, and then puts a lower age limit on it! (Updated) →


Thanks to MacUser I found this article from Mr Gruber. This takes the App Store to a new low in my book, and reinforces my instinct not to develop for the iPhone or iPod Touch. No matter how useful the devices, I wouldn’t have the time for this sort of silliness.

Apple requires you to be 17 years or older to purchase a censored dictionary that omits half the words Steve Jobs uses every day.

Update: Mr Gruber has posted an update with portions of an email from Phil Schiller. This is quite a long and thought-provoking post, but I like Mr Gruber’s summary:

That Schiller was willing to respond in such detail and length, on the record, is the first proof I’ve seen that Apple’s leadership is trying to make the course correction that many of us see as necessary for the long-term success of the platform.

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