iPhone porn: Apple approves saucy app

By David Carnoy on 26 June 2009, 10:19am

Back when Apple first launched its App Store, Steve Jobs showed a slide with six categories of apps that would be forbidden: "Porn, privacy, bandwidth hog, illegal, malicious... [and] unforeseen." On Wednesday, however, Apple allowed a developer to add nude models to the 17-plus rated app 'Hottest Girls', ushering in what may be a new era for iPhone apps.

Until Wednesday, Hottest Girls only featured women in lingerie and bathing suits. But Hottest Girls' developer, Allen Leung, told bloggers on Wednesday: "We uploaded nude topless pics today. This is the first app to have nudity."

On Thursday, some people had difficulty downloading the application and immediately assumed Apple had blocked it. But it now appears there were just too many people trying to download the application at once.

A note on the developer's Web site stated: "The Hottest Girls app is temporarily sold out. The server usage is extremely high because of the popularity of this app. Thus, by not distributing the app, we can prevent our servers from crashing. Customer satisfaction is more important to us than profits. Those who already have the app will still be able to use our app. To answer the question on everyone's mind: Yes, the topless images will still be there when it is sold again."

The Web site has now been updated with a message that says the current version of Hottest Girls will no longer be sold, but a new version of the app is being worked on.

Is it just a matter of time before Apple shuts down such apps because it could potentially damage the company's reputation? Have your say in the comments section below.

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