Apple Pulls VLC Media Player From AppStore 754
An anonymous reader writes "Apple has removed VLC media player from the App Store, putting an end to the controversy on the license (in)compatibilities. Indeed, the iTunes page for VLC media player stopped working. VLC developer Rémi Denis-Courmont notes that he is 'not going to pity the owners of iDevices, and not even the MobileVLC developers who doubtless wasted a lot of their time. This end should not have come to a surprise to anyone.'"
Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is why I refuse to buy apple products. (Score:2, Funny)
I was a Mac user until recently, and an Apple II user before I started with Macs. But lately, I just absolutely refuse to use anything with their brand on it because of this precise behavior.
What behaviour? You mean the behaviour of a developer who is so desparate to defend user's freedom that he even prevents them from using the software in the first place?
What would be really fun would be to take the guy to court to get a declaratory judgement that publishing a GPL licensed application on the app store is _not_ in violation of the GPL and therefore not copyright infringement.
Re:This is why I refuse to buy apple products. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:iTunes policy won't work on the desktop (Score:5, Funny)
BOOM! Oh, man, you really faced that dude. You, like, obliterated him. "Eating Apple's lunch" he said, and you were all like "More like eating Apple's ASS"!! Fuckin'-A right, eating Apple's ass. Apple is like so completely awesome, and you're awesome too for handling that weak-ass Android shit.
He'll think twice before he ever disrespects the primacy of the Apple Nation.
Apple totally rules. 4 EVER!!
Re:heh (Score:4, Funny)
So, the summary conveniently "forgets" that the app was pulled *at the request of one of the VLC developers themselves* due to a licence compatibility issue.
No, that would be less sensational and more accurate - what was I thinking?!
Where do you think you are? Get out of here with your facts.
Re:iTunes policy won't work on the desktop (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, man. I get like all jacked up when we talk about Apple.
I mean, the dude said Android was "eating Apple's lunch" and it was, like, ON.
You can't be disrespecting Apple like that. It's just not cool to talk smack about Apple when their shit is like, the shit.
It's OK... I'm alright now. Just don't come with that weak-ass Android shit because you should just take that shit to the park 'cause maybe the squirrels give a fuck, but it's just not cool to disrespect Apple. Like, at all. Claro?
Tuesday (Score:4, Funny)
the only reason he hasn't is continued rumors of iPhone on VZ.
Then he should be pretty happy next Tuesday.
Re:This is why I refuse to buy apple products. (Score:5, Funny)