Windows Phone 7 : Porn Booted

[Gutierrez]

It looks like Microsoft also took a page out of Apple's book when it comes to content restrictions--according to the 28-page document that outlines the new guidelines [PDF], apps containing sex/nudity, provocative images, porn, suggestions or depictions of prostitution, sexual fetishes, or basically anything that "a reasonable person would consider to be adult or borderline adult content" will be rejected from the Marketplace.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/198282/new_windows_phone_marketplace_rules_trial_apps_ok_porn_booted.html

Microsoft elaborated that it would disallow apps containing "images that reveal nipples, genitals, buttocks, or pubic hair".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone_7

what the hell?!. Now microsoft will decide what can or what I can NOT have on one OWN PHONE?!. WTF?!. Long live to iphone and iOS!

EDIT

LONG life to Android instead. Die iOS too!

[Dc'1]

<br /><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/article/198282/new_windows_phone_marketplace_rules_trial_apps_ok_porn_booted.html' class='bbc_url' title='External link'>http://www.pcworld.c...orn_booted.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone_7' class='bbc_url' title='External link'>http://en.wikipedia....Windows_Phone_7</a><br /><br />what the hell?!. Now microsoft will decide what can or what I can NOT have on one OWN PHONE?!. WTF?!. Long live to iphone and iOS!<br />

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You can't get porn etc on the iPhone either though.

Android FTW. Least its not (yet) copying Apple entirely...

[SharpGreen]

http://www.pcworld.c...orn_booted.html

http://en.wikipedia....Windows_Phone_7

what the hell?!. Now microsoft will decide what can or what I can NOT have on one OWN PHONE?!. WTF?!. Long live to Droid and Android!

Apple does the same thing, so not much better. Fixed that for ya.

[Jan Veteran]

Meh. Windows Phone 7 includes a browser and also a video player. Hint?

[hdood]

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You can't get porn etc on the iPhone either though.

Android FTW. Least its not (yet) copying Apple entirely...

Well, porn isn't allowed in the Android Market either.

[LukeEDay]

Look out, all the porn fanatics will be up in arms over this. The people who call it art or self expression which falls into the category of free speech. LOL HAHAHA !

[thealexweb]

Meh. Windows Phone 7 includes a browser and also a video player. Hint?

A web browser that supports zero forms of playing online video, no flash, no HTML5 and no Silverlight.

[hdood]

Look out, all the porn fanatics will be up in arms over this. The people who call it art or self expression which falls into the category of free speech. LOL HAHAHA !

Does the government own Microsoft?

[LukeEDay]

Does the government own Microsoft?

And here we have the start ! HAHAHA!

[exotoxic]

what the hell?!. Now microsoft will decide what can or what I can NOT have on one OWN PHONE?!. WTF?!. Long live to iphone and iOS!

No you can put what you want on the phone... They are telling people what they can and can not put on the marketplace.

[hdood]

And here we have the start ! HAHAHA!

I think porn should be against the contract.

[LukeEDay]

I think porn should be against the contract.

To keep if from being viewed, yes. But that is just me ...

[George P Global Moderator]

download pr0n vids to PC, then uplaod said pr0n vids or pics to phone via Zune software, or just sync your pr0n folder, done. Do people really want a porn app? And for that matter, do people actually pay for porn still?

[tiagosilva29]

PLEASE, THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

[King Antonius]

Well, porn isn't allowed in the Android Market either.

hahaha, have you actually ever been into the android market..? I have lost count how much porn is on there. Porn, people selling roms for emulators, and just plain IP theft. It is a fraudsters paradise...

I am actually surprised companies haven't kicked up a stink to google, having so many of these apps on their store.

[hdood]

hahaha, have you actually ever been into the android market..? I have lost count how much porn is on there. Porn, people selling roms for emulators, and just plain IP theft. It is a fraudsters paradise...

I am actually surprised companies haven't kicked up a stink to google, having so many of these apps on their store.

I am aware that the Android Market is poorly run and that they do not do enough to enforce their own rules (which, like I said, explicitly state no porn.)

[Southern Patriot]

And for that matter, do people actually pay for porn still?

My wife and I make a good bit of money each month from our sites. :woot: So, yes, I guess some people do.

[HawkMan]

what the hell?!. Now microsoft will decide what can or what I can NOT have on one OWN PHONE?!. WTF?!. Long live to iphone and iOS!

Actually MS doesn't decided what you do on your phone, they just decide what they want to sell on their store. which is fair enough. it just so happens that the official marketplace is the only place to get WP7 apps. But I'm sure that won't last.

[Omen1393]

A web browser that supports zero forms of playing online video, no flash, no HTML5 and no Silverlight.

Flash will be in the very first update for WP7 and most likely by the end of the year.

[Tech Star]

You know I bet you people will defend this decision from Microsoft, even though they hated on Apple for doing it.

Microsoft fanboys to defend this decision in 3...2...1....

[thealexweb]

Flash will be in the very first update for WP7 and most likely by the end of the year.

I know its likely that Windows Phone will eventually get Flash but link please to where it says it will get it in the first update?

[Bengal34]

I know its likely that Windows Phone will eventually get Flash but link please to where it says it will get it in the first update?

It's not officialy the first update but considering how Adobe's working on it and they seem to have it ready for Android I wouldn't put it that far out of the realm of possibility.

[thealexweb]

It's not officialy the first update but considering how Adobe's working on it and they seem to have it ready for Android I wouldn't put it that far out of the realm of possibility.

Mmm considering the delays there were getting it ready for Android I'll amazed if its delivered on time to Windows Phone.

[nub]

You know I bet you people will defend this decision from Microsoft, even though they hated on Apple for doing it.

Microsoft fanboys to defend this decision in 3...2...1....

Difference is that apple removed the apps afterward.

[+Spark99 Subscriber²]

My Company does a lot of work with Microsoft (we are Gold Partners) and Windows Mobile 6.5 and have been approached by Microsoft to port our Apps to Windows 7 Phone. I am the "Windows Guy" amongst a sea of Linux Gurus so, I spend my most of my day defending Microsoft.

I am less concerned with the lack of porn than that the platform seems to be mimicking iPhone 1 (no cut/paste, no flash, no porn, Windows 7 Marketplace)

I would really like recommend Windows 7 Phone, but am dismayed over the lack of innovation and differentiation.

Been holding out getting a Smart Phone... Waiting for Android to mature, Windows 7 Phone to emerge.

I think I am going to have to get an iPhone (sigh)