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TechRadar UK: ‘Digital comic’ iPhone app banned

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

TechRadar UK have a short interview with PJ where they examine the ratings system on the Apple iTunes App Store that we’re keen on having implemented for content other than games.

TR: Were you shocked that it was banned?

PJH: After we’d seen the other apps that were banned it wasn’t a massive surprise, no. Unfortunately, we were too far ahead in development to stop and start with something new.

TR: Do you think Apple were right to take this decision, given that the comic is, obviously, centred round comic-book violence?

PJH: I think Apple is right to do everything in it’s power to make the iPhone / iPod touch a mass market item, I think they’re wrong in allowing games in the App store to have ratings and not books or comics.

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