Apple had to remove an application from its iTunes stores that allowed users to "quiet" a crying baby on the iphone by shaking it????!!!!! At what point did someone say, "Oh, that's a great idea!"????? I can't believe this.
SEATTLE -- Public outrage over a game available on Apple's iPhone has caused the company to remove "Baby Shaker" from its iTunes store.
Groups that fight child abuse and advocate for victims of brain injury condemned Apple for approving the game's sale in the first place.
The game's premise -- quiet a crying baby with a vigorous shake.
The application was designed by Sikalosoft, which did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
"Baby Shaker" was deleted from its Web site Wednesday afternoon.
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris would not comment about how many people downloaded the game before it was removed. Apple itself screens each iPhone application.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has rejected apps that let iPhone users throw virtual shoes at President George W. Bush or watch clips from the "South Park" cartoon.
It has accepted numerous programs that simulate flatulence.
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Yikes!---hard to believe that got the go ahead as a good idea. Who would have thought up such a thing and who would have approved it as a viable product? That is just crazy!
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