Apple Removes the Word Android from iTunes Descriptions

I didn't think there will come a day in which we will see Apple censor certain words from app descriptions but that day has arrived. Apple has decided not to allow the word "Android" in any iTunes applications which is pretty strange. Will a word remind people of Google's mobile platform and convince them to immediately ditch their iPhones in favor of Android handsets?

Flash of Genius is an app developers that says it has received an email from Cupertino warning him to remove any mention of Android. Here's the email in question:

Dear Flash of Genius, LLC,

Thank you for submitting Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab 2.2 to the App Store. During our review of your application, we found that your application contains inappropriate or irrelevant platform information in the Application Description and/or Release Notes sections.

Providing future platform compatibility plans or other general platform references are not relevant in the context of the iPhone App Store. While your application has not been rejected, it would be appropriate to remove "Finalist in Google's Android Developer's Challenge!" from the Application Description [Emphasis added].

Please log into iTunes Connect to make appropriate changes to the Application Description now to avoid an interruption in the availability of Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab 2.2 on the iPhone App Store.

Regards,

iPhone Developer Program

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