Apple Remotely Disables Our Apps?

[Kyeris]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/07/iphone-hacker-says-the-device-calls-home-to-apple-allows-apps/

"This suggests that the iPhone calls home once in a while to find out what applications it should turn off. At the moment, no apps have been blacklisted, but by all appearances, this has been added to disable applications that the user has already downloaded and paid for, if Apple so chooses to shut them down.

I discovered this doing a forensic examination of an iPhone 3G. It appears to be tucked away in a configuration file deep inside CoreLocation."

I guess apple's trying to sneak more stuff behind is? I mean I guess I can understand why they would do this, they're allowed to.. but anyways still seems a bit sneaky to me.

*Prepares to be spammed that there is another topic regarding this.. I swore I searched for others! x.x*

 

[ruinfx]

i heard there was an app that sold for $999.99 guys is this for real?!

 

[Kyeris]

i heard there was an app that sold for $999.99 guys is this for real?!

I've heard of medical apps and such running for like $100+ I think, but I don't think apple would let anyone sell apps for $1k..

 

[Tvp125]

i heard there was an app that sold for $999.99 guys is this for real?!

There was a $1000 app it was called I'm Rich. from what I have read 8 people have bought it.

http://www.iphonefreak.com/2008/08/8-people-bought-the-1000-app-im-rich.html

 

[PoitNarf]

*Prepares to be spammed that there is another topic regarding this.. I swore I searched for others! x.x*

Well you didn't search hard enough

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/539046/

 

[nimda0]

Watch Out For The Gop

 

[philgilder]

apple can't remotely disable apps
this blacklist is for CoreLocation, and can block apps on the blacklist from using the CoreLocation API, so those apps can no longer find out where you are
its incase any apps start abusing the location based awareness of the iphone