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Friday, April 24, 2009


Shaken and Stirred

Apple has not only removed the Babyshaker app from its iPhone App Store but also "apologized" for having made it available. Babyshaker, a 99¢ game, asked iPhone users to see how long they could endure the crying of a cute baby, and players were able to silence the child by shaking the phone.

According to the Associated Press:Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said Thursday that the game was "deeply offensive" and said it should not have been approved for sale. "We sincerely apologize for this mistake."Stupid? Sure.

Deeply offensive? Beyond doubt.

Banned? What?

Are the Taliban now running my favorite compu... my favorite company?

As far as I can tell, no real babies have been hurt in the development, sale or use of this application. In the meantime, Apple thinks its fine for me to engage in organized crime (
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