The MyShoe app uses the iPhone's accelerometer technology to give game players the opportunity to hurl shoe projectiles at the ex-president.
Obviously, a certain dose of irony is needed here, given the nature of the incident, which occurred last year at an Iraqi news conference on Dec 14th.
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*credit: Mashable.com
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However, according to a report over at Mashable, the shoe throwing app was later taken down after it was deemed to be in conflict with Apple's rather cumbersome App store rules, which has little tolerance for satire.
The ban occurred because the MyShoe app made reference to the 'ridicule of public figures', a definite 'no-no' in Apple app land.
The banning does seem a tad unfair considering the nature of the app. The game is rendered with a cartoony design and Bush is represented as an amusing political caricature, usually fair game in the pages of newspapers worldwide.
Adam Ostrow at Mashable spoke to the Pakistani based MyShoe developer who told the site that it was a matter of personal freedom and human rights to promote the app for selection. The developer added, "I feel this is huge discrimination against public opinion, as major portion of world rejects bush polices on Iraq and attacks on Pakistan."
It isn't the first time Apple have gone brandished the ban notices to app developers. Last week we reported on the banning of sexy terms, with Apple seeming to have difficulty with any reference (no matter how minor) to the female anatomy, including such terms as Boobs and Booty.
Considering the target market using the bulk of iPhone apps (males aged 16 - 35), it seems a tad surprising on Apple's behalf to be so puritanical in their app selection process.