Tuaw is reporting that Apple has now reinstated promo codes for iPhone applications that had received the 17+ rating in the app store. As you may remember, Apple recently put an end to developers giving out promo codes for Apps with a rating of 17+. This new rule didn’t just affect apps with “mature” content. […]
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Apple Once Again Allowing Promo Codes for Apps with 17+ Ratings

Jul 27th 2009 by

Tuaw is reporting that Apple has now reinstated promo codes for iPhone applications that had received the 17+ rating in the app store.

As you may remember, Apple recently put an end to developers giving out promo codes for Apps with a rating of 17+. This new rule didn’t just affect apps with “mature” content. It prevented almost any app that came in contact with the internet from being promoted through these codes. These codes are a vital marketing tool for all developers and if the policy had continued, it could have hurt developers.

There has been no word yet on why Apple decided to reinstate the promo codes for these apps. One can only speculate some really nasty letters of complaint.

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