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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 3 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 1.217s | source
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mmaunder ◴[01 Jan 21 19:42 UTC] No.25606123[source]▶
You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system.

My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition.

They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.

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1. Spivak ◴[01 Jan 21 19:56 UTC] No.25606297[source]▶
Yeah, I’m sure this rule is applied inconsistently but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay your speeding ticket just because everyone speeds.

This app associates itself with the recreational use of amphetamines in much the same vein as candy cigarettes. Is the rule kinda stupid? Yep. Is it ultimately a cultural thing? Yep. But it’s Apple’s sandbox and you’re playing in it.

There’s always going to be issues of where to draw the line. “Columbine. A bulk process killer.” is obviously over it but amphetamines could go either way. Just rebrand to something else and get back to actually making useful stuff.

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2. bserge ◴[01 Jan 21 20:27 UTC] No.25606668[source]▶
Yeah, the real lesson here is stop giving Apple et al control. You play on their ground, they own you. It's getting really hard to do these days, sadly.

Rename it to "AppToKeepMacAwake" heh

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3. bravoetch ◴[01 Jan 21 20:37 UTC] No.25606788[source]▶
MacQuake.