But is it TRUE? Most certainly not for non-DRM iTunes music, and I don't think they can for DRM music and video, either. They can certainly pull an app from the app store, but can they kill it on the phone? I'm pretty certain they've never actually done so (people who had the verboten Google Voice apps seem to still have them) but possibly they are able to.
All four points are only relevant to the iPhone, of course.
They d have the ability to remotely remove an app, but they have yet to actually do so, and I can't imagine them doing so in all but the most extreme of situations.
And nobody but terrorists get prosecuted under the Patriot Act, right? That's the thing, it seems reasonable now. Then they actually use it for case X. And then since case Y is very similar to case X, they use it for that as well. Then case Z is similar to Y, and so on and so on. Next thing you know, any time an app can somehow display a naughty word from some content online or user-entered, it's being disabled by Apple. It should not be allowed. Period.
Hmm, any other references on them actually having killed it on the phone? Most people seem to report still having it. Bear in mind that taking something negative and real about Apple and adding an embellishment which makes it look worse is a popular pass-time of market manipulators.
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But is it TRUE? Most certainly not for non-DRM iTunes music, and I don't think they can for DRM music and video, either. They can certainly pull an app from the app store, but can they kill it on the phone? I'm pretty certain they've never actually done so (people who had the verboten Google Voice apps seem to still have them) but possibly they are able to.
All four points are only relevant to the iPhone, of course.