Apple Rejects Obama Trampoline iPhone App, Leaves Us Puzzled
TechCrunch Feb 07 09Video game developer Swamiware was surprised to see its latest iPhone app rejected by Apple, and so are we. The application was a harmless game that let you select a known U.S. politician (both republicans and democrats) and have him/her jump a virtual trampoline. You could use the head to pop some balloons with the White House or the Oval Office in the background, do some acrobatic flips or shake the device to clear the scene. That was it. Now of course we know why Apple decided to reject the application, because there are precedents. About a month ago, Tim Burks saw his cartoon being rejected as an iPhone app for likely the same reasons the Obama Trampoline was denied: . Full story...
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