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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | 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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tgsovlerkhgsel ◴[01 Jan 21 20:09 UTC] No.25606449[source]▶
> They kind of have a point

They don't (the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't), and it's quite likely that it's a reviewer mistake that will be overturned once the stink on social media gets big enough to reach the right person.

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Angostura ◴[01 Jan 21 20:45 UTC] No.25606876[source]▶
> the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't

You don't think it could reinforce the idea that Amphetamines could be a useful tool to preserve wakefulness?

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1. nyx_ ◴[01 Jan 21 20:57 UTC] No.25607022[source]▶
Like the original post says, they are in fact a useful tool to promote wakefulness, and if you have a problem with wakefulness or attentiveness, you can go to a doctor, get diagnosed, and be prescribed with amphetamines perfectly legally if you so wish.