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Apple Backtracks After Popular Mac App 'Amphetamine' Threatened With Removal Over Branding
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Great app regardless of the name (I'm a former Caffeine user). Considering a majority of the population is hooked on legal (aka prescription) amphetamines and/or opioids anyway, the app developer should get w/ the times and partner with Big Pharma to rebrand the app as Ritalin, Adderall or Dexedrine to comply with the app store rules and $$$PROFIT$$$ 
I find it funny the way some people perceive things like this.
If a moderator deletes your post, would you then say “Macrumors” deleted your post? But somehow if an App Store employee moderates an app, people claim it’s “Apple”. The truth is, the people reviewing the apps are akin to moderators. Each with a different view or take on the same app. It could pass hundreds of mods that don’t have a problem with it, and then reach a mod that does. Which is why an appeal is necessary, because the next person examining it ... or higher up the food chain, might not agree with that mod.
but yet it goes: Apple rejected my app and now Apple is backtracking. Like every employee‘s opinion is “Apple’s“ opinion. 🤷🏽♂️
So yes, it was cool for years, until it hit one employee that flagged it.
If a moderator deletes your post, would you then say “Macrumors” deleted your post? But somehow if an App Store employee moderates an app, people claim it’s “Apple”. The truth is, the people reviewing the apps are akin to moderators. Each with a different view or take on the same app. It could pass hundreds of mods that don’t have a problem with it, and then reach a mod that does. Which is why an appeal is necessary, because the next person examining it ... or higher up the food chain, might not agree with that mod.
but yet it goes: Apple rejected my app and now Apple is backtracking. Like every employee‘s opinion is “Apple’s“ opinion. 🤷🏽♂️
So yes, it was cool for years, until it hit one employee that flagged it.
I find it funny the way some people perceive things like this.
If a moderator deletes your post, would you then say “Macrumors” deleted your post? But somehow if an App Store employee moderates an app, people claim it’s “Apple”. The truth is, the people reviewing the apps are akin to moderators. Each with a different view or take on the same app. It could pass hundreds of mods that don’t have a problem with it, and then reach a mod that does. Which is why an appeal is necessary, because the next person examining it ... or higher up the food chain, might not agree with that mod.
but yet it goes: Apple rejected my app and now Apple is backtracking. Like every employee‘s opinion is “Apple’s“ opinion.
So yes, it was cool for years, until it hit one employee that flagged it.
What you describe is our common perception - we interact as customer with a corporation- which will always be represented by its representatives in sales, training, customer care,support.
Clever companies understand that its those folks where the traction happens and hire and train staff as best they can.
Sure, let me teach my mom how to use terminal. Come on man.
Who called it Linux or a 1970s mainframe (besides you just now)?
It's a UN*X-based desktop operating system; meaning that you have that option of diving into that text-based environment that people might think of as "Linux" etc. You personally might want to ignore that, but it's been at the foundation of the Mac operating system for about two decades now; and as such it's been as much a part of the OS as those fancy menubar buttons that you prefer.
No need to hate on all that just because you don't use it.
That’s nice. Do you want me to list the computers I had it installed on and had to subsequently remove due to its inconsistent behaviour?
It became unreliable on several machines all at the same time. Could have been an OS related change but without development updates it was clearly time to ditch the software.
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Haha, inorite?? I’m still angry Apple banned my app “Big Bitches” that let you scroll through large female dogs.
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I love the Amphetamine app.
Been using it for years when doing præsentations and stuff.
Glad this one got sorted out.
Been using it for years when doing præsentations and stuff.
Glad this one got sorted out.
Apple making capricious decisions, then making different capricious decisions, then backtracking.
Also, an app named in slightly poor taste.
Either that or SJWs getting their outrage fix for the day.
Apparently, they need it. The app has been on the store for 4+ years and "suddenly" they have a problem with it?"Hey Apple, relax.....Take a chill pill"
Cool. Don't take amphetamines. Drink a RedBull, steal cars, and run over pedestrians instead.
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I'm sure there's some Native American name we are all supposed to be using for that land instead of Big Sur. Not to knock the Native Americans, but if you dig deep enough, there's always something "problematic" about something.
Yah, I, too, am on the fence. I personally think it's irresponsible to capitalize on this type of name and especially display a pill in the icon. Society is struggling with drug addictions right now, and if the app's author cared about this at all, he would agree that it's a risky name and search for a new one. Get creative, app author!
But we can all see that you were deliberating using the "WTF" ackronym to be catchy and edgy. Be honest. Otherwise you'd have called it "WorldClock" or something.
But then again ... after a little research, I'm more enlightened! I didn't even know World Time Format was a thing! Seems like a very bizarre way to communicate time.
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Have you heard the terms FUBAR, SNAFU, or TARFU? Those words are commonly used and yet are military acronyms ... you might note that the F in all those is the same as the F in WTF.
Unless Google is being publicly shamed for a particular issue, they do not give a damn what developers steal or who they cheat.