Apple Thoughts: Another Rejection at the App Store

"Apple's ambiguous standards for objectionable content have caused an update to Nine Inch Nails' iPhone app to be rejected after review. The seemingly arbitrary rejections continue to annoy developers and users alike."

Adding more fuel to the inconsistency fire re: acceptance ambiguity, this rejection was to an update for the NIN application previously approved. The rejection, according to the ars technica article, was based on an update that included a reference to the song "The Downward Spiral," which not so oddly enough isn't even included in the update. The speculation is the rejection was due to a link to a podcast that has the song in it, however the lyrics aren't rated "explicit" in iTunes, so it is still clear as mud. It seems to me Apple isn't doing themselves any favors, and they certainly aren't creating any goodwill with the developers. I guess it is about time they though about a rating system of some kind, or used the explicit tag like they do in the iTunes store for music. What do you think?