[Springfield Reformer]

So does this make me an "Anti-Apple Troll?" Or am I still allowed to object to Apple's newfound moral incoherency without falling into “applostacy?” And what of boycotts? Are they effective? Or are there other, better strategies for a situation like this?

[diverteach]

Glad I’ve never been an apple owner and can now assure you never will be.

[pnh102]

Two words:

Droid does.

[Pontiac]

Does that mean there will be no Koran apps forth coming.

[Beowulf9]

This from the people who stole the trademark from the Beatles.

So, Christianity is objectionable and potentially harmful but stealing trademarks and who knows what else is ok?

[stevio]

“Harmful to others” the truth has a way of doing that.

[UCANSEE2]

Ironic considering that when APPLE COMPUTER first started, I read that the logo was based on the ‘fruit of knowledge’ that Eve ate, in the Bible Story.

If that was actually true, then it would mean APPLE based their logo on a concept from a Bible story.

[ReverendJames]

I knew there was a subliminal reason I didn’t like Apple. Now I know.

[surroundedbyblue]

This situation was posted on FR in the past few weeks (Can’t remember exactly when). I still cannot totally believe there isn’t another side to this issue considering the enormous amount of Christian apps I have found in the App Store. And, Apple has also refused to sell pornographic apps.

[ReverendJames]

PS - I wonder when they’ll have a Qur’an app. for their Muslim friends.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

It just means that Apple believes it can steal from people if they can get away with it.

[Spok]

Would Chrisitans gain acceptance by the left if they sawed some innocent peoples’ heads off and bombed some office buildings? That seems to be the only conduct they approve of.

[mmanager]

Wonder what El’Rushbo has to say about this? He pimps Apple products damn near on a daily basis and it doesn’t seem to be paid advertising.

[Leo Farnsworth]

You should ping Sword swallower or what-ever-the-hell his FR handle is and get his ‘apple sauce’ reaction.

It would surely be amusing.

[windsorknot]

"potentially harmful to others."

Like the 9/11 attacks, "honor" killings, the murder of Christians?

[Marty62]

Apple is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Sounds like another one of their media attention grabbing stunts. don’t buy apple products anyway.

[Minus_The_Bear]

Steve Jobs was adopted... his birth parents were Syrian Muslims. Abdulfattah Jandali was his father.

[Wonder Warthog]

Must disagree with you about “incoherency”. Apple has ALWAYS been “of the left”. Just like all leftist organizations, they pissed and moaned about “capitalism”, while pushing monopolist policies as far as they could get away with.

[Exton1]

Contact Apple http://www.apple.com/contact/feedback.html

[SVTCobra03]

So the promise of eternal life is “potentially harmful to others?” Beam me up Scotty.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

And what of boycotts? Are they effective? Or are there other, better strategies for a situation like this?

I've posted before on FR with criticisms of Apple's walled garden approach to what applications consumers can run on Apple-made iPhone and iPad devices which they've purchased and which do not belong to Apple. Some folks on FR applauded Apple's insistence on banning apps they deemed too adult or too politically controversial. But there is value in the concept of private ownership and being able to do what you want with your own property.

Fortunately, in this case there are alternatives. Android, for one.