Sugar-Coated Drug-Dealing Game Approved For iPhone 73
Pocket Gamer writes "Of course, Apple wouldn't allow such a salacious games as Dope Wars on the hallowed corridors of the App Store. What Catamount's done is sugarcoat its game (quite literally) and turned it into Prohibition 3: Candy Wars — a reskinned version of the exact same game."
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Kidding aside, I don't think Apple had much choice. All it takes is five or ten idiots who can't see through their guise, and all of a sudden people are e-mailing them about keeping kid-safe apps off of the App Store.
In conclusion, blame the shallow, gullible masses.
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Cocaine is known for making its users go on and on about the same thing, thinking they're being terribly clever when they're really just boring everyone else rigid. It is therefore well-loved by Slashdot AC trolls.
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Why does a KID have an iPhone? The only phone my kid has is a preprogrammed one with 7 set phone numbers they can call.
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Possibility 1. They don't have an iPhone, they have an iPod Touch. (queue the "why does a KID have an iPod Touch?" question)
Possibility 2. Maybe they saved their money and bought it themselves (as a "major purchase") Either with them paying for it through their job, or with the understanding that the parents pick up X amount of the monthly fee, and they have to pay the difference out of chores/allowance/income?
I could certainly see kids (and I'll be generous and group anyone under ~16 in that category) wanting an iPhone, and with that generation's increased use of SMS/IM, social networking sites, etc I see the iPhone/ipod Touch as a great tool for them (don't need a dedicated computer most of the time, can "time share" the family computer to load music or new apps). The only barrier to entry for them is the initial cost, and any reoccurring charges (for the iPhone), and of course keeping your "friends" from stealing it.
Of course the real problem here is what the definition of "KID" is.
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