Apple Removes Wi-Fi Finders From App Store

jasonbrown writes "Apple on Thursday began removing another category of apps from its iPhone App Store. This time, it's not porn, it's Wi-Fi. Apple removed several Wi-Fi apps commonly referred to as stumblers, or apps that seek out available Wi-Fi networks near your location. According to a story on Cult of Mac, apps removed by Apple include WiFi-Where, WiFiFoFum, and yFy Network Finder."

What's next?

[ryantmer]

First they remove the pron apps, then the wifi steal- er, "borrowing" apps... What use do these "iPhone" devices have anymore, anyway?

Re:What's next?

[Voyager529]

Sports Illustrated and Playboy, but only over 3G.

Re:I wonder

[sbeckstead]

As a software developer that owns an iPhone 3GS owner
Wow, how do I get one of those. I've always wanted a 3GS owner.

Re:I wonder

[anagama]

Didn't you get the memo? Even though I'm sure Iphone 3GS owners are not a protected class, slavery is definitely NOT legal anymore.

Re:I wonder

[QuoteMstr]

Wow, how do I get one of those. I've always wanted a 3GS owner

You can't buy one, but if you wink just right, one might follow you home from the bar.

Re:Really?

[GaryPatterson]

"Kafkaesque" = "boring" as far as I can tell. I'm not sure that's what you meant though.

Re:filter

[a_nonamiss]

I believe you may be thinking of Engadget.

Re:Even Yahoo Maps is gone

[amicusNYCL]

If big companies are not spared what about the individual developers?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they aren't spared either.

Re:walled garden

[Sir_Lewk]

iPhone has more software than Android, hence more options.

Ah yes, greater variety in fart generator applications is really high on my list of features I want from a phone.

Re:walled garden

[JustOK]

no shit?

Re:"Kafkaesque" = "boring" as far as I can tell.

[R3d M3rcury]

That does it. I need to find a cockroach costume for the Apple Developer Conference this year.

Re:It's great!

[Jaxoreth]

It makes me even more proud to be a PC.

Is that you, John Hodgman?

Re:Really?

[Threni]

They'd be clutter if it's not core functionality. So if Firefox had a built in feature which allowed you to encrypt local files, it might be `superior` functionality but it doesn't belong in a browser - it should be an add-on at best. You can imagine 1000 similar features and it would bloat firefox to about a larger than needed install, it would take ages to start up and require a large memory footprint....