Apple turns down Nine Inch Nails iPhone app

03 May 09 23:21 by Randomus in category Uncategorized To news archive

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Popular band Nine Inch Nails has had its latest iPhone app update denied by Apple, which has caused frustration by the band’s singer and frontman, Trent Reznor.

"Apple rejects the NIN iPhone update because it contains objectionable content," Reznor wrote in a message posted on Twitter. The objectionable content referenced is ‘The Downward Spiral.’"

The NIN app is designed to give iPhone and iPod Touch users better access to the NIN web site, along with music playlists and videos through the site. There are thousands of remix NIN songs also available through the app, with songs streaming instantly. It’s also possible to send and receive messages and images through the app from other NIN fans.

The Downward Spiral is the name of one of the band’s hit albums, with a couple of songs causing concern among Apple.

Apple has been thrust into the spotlight as a growing number of developers and people who have their applications denied going online to discuss the reasons why Apple won’t offer the app through the App Store.

It seems kind of ironic that the NIN iPhone app update was rejected, but the now infamous Baby Shaker app managed to slip through the cracks.

Both Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have embraced the Web 2.0 world, with the band releasing a free album online, updating Twitter pages, and embracing fans online. Furthermore, the original NIN iPhone app has been popular, so it’s even more curious that Apple would suddenly reject it.

It seems developers have come forward and said they had their app rejected by Apple, but were given confusing answers.

18 Comments

Hemispasm: Posts: 5386; Posted on: 04 May 09 00:05

Well i guess that Trent can dedicate "Head like a hole" to the guys @ the App Store

shaolin007: Posts: 883; Posted on: 04 May 09 15:52

Who cares, Nails can suck my sweaty balls. God listening to their music will make go on antidepressants or check in a psychaitric ward.

guest: Posts: 15284; Posted on: 04 May 09 18:39

to shaolin007...If music alone makes you suicidal, require antidepressants or make you need mental care you are pretty weak-minded or you aleady have some serious issues that required those things to begin with.

shaolin007: Posts: 883; Posted on: 04 May 09 19:36

@masterosok

You are kidding right? Yea ok, Nails is the epitome of joy and goodness. LOL, dude their music is dark, brooding, and definitely won't "pick you up" in terms of mood. Thank god, for the good ole rock n' roll.

Hemispasm: Posts: 5386; Posted on: 05 May 09 12:30

Dude this newspost is not about whether you like NIN music http://www.cdfreaks.com/jochem/../im...es/2/smile.gif

guest: Posts: 15284; Posted on: 05 May 09 15:58

f*** mainstream america we should be able to listen to what we want to
censorship is just another form of communism

CDR Sam: Posts: 233; Posted on: 05 May 09 16:21

I disagree and without going into all their good animal songs (all I'm going to say

) and it really made Quake. Apple is just afraid of Trent's acceptance of technology: he should be their next CEO

(just kidding about the CEO part)

CDR Sam: Posts: 233; Posted on: 05 May 09 16:30

Trent likes to give away music which does not fit in with the Apple business model

CDR Sam: Posts: 233; Posted on: 05 May 09 16:34

Reznor went on to encourage the crowd to "steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin'."
Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/steal...881482912.html.

shaolin007: Posts: 883; Posted on: 05 May 09 18:38

LOL, ok man, I will lay off the Nails.

Its all kool.

Blu-rayFreak: Posts: 941; Posted on: 05 May 09 18:55

That's the problem with these centralized "App Stores", the store owners have too much power. I really never understood the need for an "app store". What's the problem with each app having its own home page?

Icy Mt.: Posts: 622; Posted on: 06 May 09 20:24

C'mon, hemi, shaolin was right on target. Why would Apple want an app on their phone that causes users to throw it to the ground and stomp on it in order to free themselves from the horrid cacophony that Reznor calls NIN? It's not the brooding lyrics that make me want to die, it's the promise of the auditory relief once I'm dead. I suppose one could just plunge screwdrivers through one's eardrums instead.

CDR Sam: Posts: 233; Posted on: 06 May 09 21:05

@Icy Mt.
philips or flathead?

Torx might work well too. Perfect end to listening to industral music: It's supposed to be that way. Post-blues (darn it if they don't sing about depressing things too) Classical it's not.

at any rate this is about the iPhone application and not who's music we like or don't (to each his/her own). Apple does not like others "selling" their own brand via their trademarked "iPhone" unless it's shake the baby or the fart thing.

Hemispasm: Posts: 5386; Posted on: 06 May 09 22:28

Dude again, this is not about whether you like NIN music. But since you are on the subject, you ask why would Apple want this since people would throw their phones and smash them? First off, i know a bunch off people that dont fit this profile; second even if they did, that would mean good business for Apple since they would buy another one after breaking it.

Apple should even give Trent a cut off the profits

shaolin007: Posts: 883; Posted on: 07 May 09 03:07

@Hemispasm

I think Icy Mt. was being facetious. But if he wasn't, he at least was more articulate than me at expressing his disatisfaction.

Take it with a grain of salt.

@Icy Mt.and CDR Sam

LOL!!

Hemispasm: Posts: 5386; Posted on: 07 May 09 19:43

I actually had to look up "facetious"

I just hate it that I still have to look things up from time to time.. Well I am also being facetious here, don't worry

CDR Sam: Posts: 233; Posted on: 07 May 09 22:11

@shaelin007
Hey I just can't contain myself: Trent just Tweeted me and Apple has accepted the new App. Trent Reznor NEWS FLASH: Apple has approved the NIN iPhone app update. Should be live in a few hours. (I thought Icy Mt. was very articulate and I was suggesting the right hardware for his operation)

shaolin007: Posts: 883; Posted on: 08 May 09 01:59

@CDR Sam

Shhhh, don't tell people about it for crying out loud!!

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