Dec 13, 2009

Apple blocks 1,000 iPhone apps after scam surfaces


Apple has pulled the plug on more than 1,000 iPhone applications because of allegations that the developers behind them planted positive reviews about its products while using knockoffs of existing apps.

Apple has sent a clear message to any developers who try to game its iTunes App Store.

Software developer Molinker has been kicked out, along with more than 1,000 of its iPhone applications.

The Chinese developer had, according to some estimates, 1,000-plus applications in the store, most of which were copycat knockoffs of existing applications.

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