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Keeping a pulled app? - pqrst - 01-21-2011
Hi there
The iDOS app showed up in the iTunes app store (iPhone/iPad) this morning and I downloaded a copy (it was free). By this evening, it appears to have been pulled. I've been playing with it. Very interesting and fun, and I'd like to keep it around, but wondering there was any way it could get purged or deleted by Apple via the itunes store. Just being a little paranoid!!
Thanks
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - freeradical - 01-21-2011
Just call Steve Ballmer; he'll fix things for you.
His phone number is 666-666-6666
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - Doc - 01-21-2011
It was revealed early on that Apple had the capability of deleting apps from an iPhone remotely, but so far as I know they've never done it and have never expressed any intention of doing it.
Your iPhone should be backed up whenever you sync. Even if you downloaded an app on the iPhone, a copy of the app -- and of all apps that you've purchased/downloaded -- should be stored on your computer in a "Mobile Applications" folder in the Music folder in your Home folder.
Back up the Mobile Applications folder and you will have a copy of your apps from which to restore any apps that might otherwise be deleted by Apple, by you or by a vengeful ex.
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - Trouble - 01-21-2011
If you had bought it, you could keep it. When iDos was first released, I bought it immediately because I knew Apple would pull the app.
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - space-time - 01-21-2011
what does it do?
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - Kramerica - 01-21-2011
They won't take it away from you. I have a bunch of apps that have since been removed from the store. If something seems like it might be at risk, you should download it quickly!
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - kj4btkljv - 01-21-2011
space-time wrote:
what does it do?
It's an emulator for really old DOS-based games.
Jeff
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - pqrst - 01-21-2011
The price of this second version was free and I downloaded it directly from the App store (no jailbreaking or hacking). It does bring up the question of why If Apple was going to remove it, why did Apple let it get up on the App Store to begin with? I was just wondering with the tight control of the itunes/ipad connection, why they wouldn't just instruct the next iOS upgrade to delete all apps that weren't on some kind of OK list.
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - Doc - 01-21-2011
pqrst wrote: I was just wondering with the tight control of the itunes/ipad connection, why they wouldn't just instruct the next iOS upgrade to delete all apps that weren't on some kind of OK list.
Because that's crossing the line from being a bit d!ckish to being a monopolist exerting unlawful market dominance and breaking anti-terror laws with computer-trespassing.
Re: Keeping a pulled app? - Speedy - 01-21-2011
Maybe it was in copywrite violation.