sksmerc posted:

And besides, I think "I Want to App Store Policy you like an animal" would be big hit.

This made me LOL. Thank you.

FernandoDANTE posted:

ennTOXX posted:

FernandoDANTE posted:

ennTOXX posted:

FernandoDANTE posted:

A few months ago, every NIN fan thought that Apple was the salvation of the Earth, because Trent/Rob always say that Macs > PCs, and people using Windows are still in the stone age, etc.

But now Trent posts a little rant, and suddenly everyone is all "OMG I HATE APPLE, FUCK APPLE"???

So much for "sharing" the same opinion as your favorite artist's.

and you took the time to rant that?
your post is just as bad as my dumb ass replying to your dumb ass post.
care to share something of substance with the class today teacher?

by the way, MACs fuck WINDOWs machine EVERYDAY.

next you'll say you don't give a fuck cause you're running some sort of LINUX/UNIX flavor and we should all drop our pants and bend over...

I'm just saying that it's a pretty sharp turn from "I love Apple" to "FUCK APPLE", and some people are making that turn rather too quickly.

I run Windows, actually. Macs are expensive.

you should do a PC commercial, that was perfect haha

Sometimes, I just think to myself "hey, I can spare 5 minutes, might as well see how quickly someone will hate me on the nin.com forums". You beat the last guy's record, actually.

i wouldn't say HATE, that's a harsh word when you don't even known someone
but i'll take the record for it haha

Walmart only sells crap anyway. Not working with them shows that you hold higher standards. That's admirable. I don't know what the hell Apple's problem is. Back in the day I went to school for awhile to work with MACs, (this was during the time frame when a G4 processor was REALLY high-speed) and I learned that a lot of Apple products are built so they can be fucked with. Even the programmers that work for Apple steal and cheat, that's just computer nature. They work loopholes into the products so you can work around the standard rules. Not that I really have any desire to stand up for a major corporation, but we do live in a Capitalist society. Whether we like it or not, that's the way it is. Everyone is trying to make a buck, and I know you have very strong feelings about this. In no way am I saying you should compromise your beliefs, but I do know that Apple is two-faced. They show the world what image they want them to see (the one that makes money), but in real life they are just as sneaky as everyone else. Earlier in the thread I saw that someone suggested removing the "offensive" material until the app got approved, then putting it back in later. Of course, now you'd have to be careful how exactly you did that, since it's already been posted here, you could have a lawsuit on your hands, but, if done correctly, that might be the best way. Or you could say "fuck 'em," stand your ground, and move on. Personally, I like Apple. I'm a total MAC snob. They might be shady, but they sell quality products. Better than PC anyway.
Oh yeah- you said you get spam in your MAC email? That's crazy. I never get spam in my MAC account. Sounds like someone's been putting your address on mailing lists. I'd look into that if I were you. Maybe I just have a different kind of account. As much as those accounts cost though, you'd think you wouldn't have to worry about spam.
Well, good luck. I'm sure you'll figure something out. You always do.

Hang on. This is *Apple* we're talking about, right?

The smug, family friendly company with the ads that just make we want to beat the mac guy to death with his own smugness?

The company whose hugely successful operating system is entirely based on locking things down and doing it their way or the highway?

It's Apple. Their way or the highway. Sooner or later they were going to run in with Trent's "open to the world" attitude - the damn company is opposed to that philosophy to its very CORE.



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Of course you wouldn't have to worry about this with an app for Google's Android phones. I don't doubt that by the end of the year, there will be close to as many of those as iPhones, if not more.

Bring NIN to Android!

trent_reznor posted:

Now, "The Downward Spiral" the album is not available anywhere in the iPhone app. The song "The Downward Spiral" I believe is in a podcast that can be streamed to the app.
Thanks Apple for the clear description of the problem - as in, what do you want us to change to get past your stupid fucking standards?
And while we're at it, I'll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy. Wal-Mart went on a rampage years ago insisting all music they carry be censored of all profanity and "clean" versions be made for them to carry. Bands (including Nirvana) tripped over themselves editing out words, changing album art, etc to meet Wal-Mart's standards of decency - because Wal-Mart sells a lot of records. NIN refused, and you'll notice a pretty empty NIN section at any Wal-Mart. My reasoning was this: I can understand if you want the moral posturing of not having any "indecent" material for sale - but you could literally turn around 180 degrees from where the NIN record would be and purchase the film "Scarface" completely uncensored, or buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto where you can be rewarded for beating up prostitutes. How does that make sense?
You can buy The Downward Fucking Spiral on iTunes, but you can't allow an iPhone app that may have a song with a bad word somewhere in it. Geez, what if someone in the forum in our app says FUCK or CUNT? I suppose that also falls into indecent material. Hey Apple, I just got some SPAM about fucking hot asian teens THROUGH YOUR MAIL PROGRAM. I just saw two guys having explicit anal sex right there in Safari! On my iPhone!
Come on Apple, think your policies through and for fuck's sake get your app approval scenario together.

Its shit like this that makes me want to have his babies. Im not lying. I would have several babies.

doublen posted:

trent_reznor posted:

Now, "The Downward Spiral" the album is not available anywhere in the iPhone app. The song "The Downward Spiral" I believe is in a podcast that can be streamed to the app.
Thanks Apple for the clear description of the problem - as in, what do you want us to change to get past your stupid fucking standards?
And while we're at it, I'll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy. Wal-Mart went on a rampage years ago insisting all music they carry be censored of all profanity and "clean" versions be made for them to carry. Bands (including Nirvana) tripped over themselves editing out words, changing album art, etc to meet Wal-Mart's standards of decency - because Wal-Mart sells a lot of records. NIN refused, and you'll notice a pretty empty NIN section at any Wal-Mart. My reasoning was this: I can understand if you want the moral posturing of not having any "indecent" material for sale - but you could literally turn around 180 degrees from where the NIN record would be and purchase the film "Scarface" completely uncensored, or buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto where you can be rewarded for beating up prostitutes. How does that make sense?
You can buy The Downward Fucking Spiral on iTunes, but you can't allow an iPhone app that may have a song with a bad word somewhere in it. Geez, what if someone in the forum in our app says FUCK or CUNT? I suppose that also falls into indecent material. Hey Apple, I just got some SPAM about fucking hot asian teens THROUGH YOUR MAIL PROGRAM. I just saw two guys having explicit anal sex right there in Safari! On my iPhone!
Come on Apple, think your policies through and for fuck's sake get your app approval scenario together.

Its shit like this that makes me want to have his babies. Im not lying. I would have several babies.

NO you cannot have his babies, not yours.

ennTOXX posted:

FernandoDANTE posted:

ennTOXX posted:

FernandoDANTE posted:

ennTOXX posted:

FernandoDANTE posted:

A few months ago, every NIN fan thought that Apple was the salvation of the Earth, because Trent/Rob always say that Macs > PCs, and people using Windows are still in the stone age, etc.

But now Trent posts a little rant, and suddenly everyone is all "OMG I HATE APPLE, FUCK APPLE"???

So much for "sharing" the same opinion as your favorite artist's.

and you took the time to rant that?
your post is just as bad as my dumb ass replying to your dumb ass post.
care to share something of substance with the class today teacher?

by the way, MACs fuck WINDOWs machine EVERYDAY.

next you'll say you don't give a fuck cause you're running some sort of LINUX/UNIX flavor and we should all drop our pants and bend over...

I'm just saying that it's a pretty sharp turn from "I love Apple" to "FUCK APPLE", and some people are making that turn rather too quickly.

I run Windows, actually. Macs are expensive.

you should do a PC commercial, that was perfect haha

Sometimes, I just think to myself "hey, I can spare 5 minutes, might as well see how quickly someone will hate me on the nin.com forums". You beat the last guy's record, actually.

i wouldn't say HATE, that's a harsh word when you don't even known someone
but i'll take the record for it haha

Well, Trent The Great Poet Reznor once wrote a beautiful poetry that contained the verse "I HATE EVERYONE!!!!1", yet I don't think he really hates every person in the Planet Earth. So, you get my point.

I think its amazing that they have an issue with The Downward Spiral and not "pussygrinder (featuring sheryl crow)"

in all seriousness is there anyway to get a refund on the 200k spent making an app and showing your support for a company who has basically just fucked you and your fans?

Maybe you should just keep re-submitting it until they say yes, the worse they could do is keep turning you down

doublen posted:

pandora114 posted:

doublen posted:

trent_reznor posted:

Now, "The Downward Spiral" the album is not available anywhere in the iPhone app. The song "The Downward Spiral" I believe is in a podcast that can be streamed to the app.
Thanks Apple for the clear description of the problem - as in, what do you want us to change to get past your stupid fucking standards?
And while we're at it, I'll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy. Wal-Mart went on a rampage years ago insisting all music they carry be censored of all profanity and "clean" versions be made for them to carry. Bands (including Nirvana) tripped over themselves editing out words, changing album art, etc to meet Wal-Mart's standards of decency - because Wal-Mart sells a lot of records. NIN refused, and you'll notice a pretty empty NIN section at any Wal-Mart. My reasoning was this: I can understand if you want the moral posturing of not having any "indecent" material for sale - but you could literally turn around 180 degrees from where the NIN record would be and purchase the film "Scarface" completely uncensored, or buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto where you can be rewarded for beating up prostitutes. How does that make sense?
You can buy The Downward Fucking Spiral on iTunes, but you can't allow an iPhone app that may have a song with a bad word somewhere in it. Geez, what if someone in the forum in our app says FUCK or CUNT? I suppose that also falls into indecent material. Hey Apple, I just got some SPAM about fucking hot asian teens THROUGH YOUR MAIL PROGRAM. I just saw two guys having explicit anal sex right there in Safari! On my iPhone!
Come on Apple, think your policies through and for fuck's sake get your app approval scenario together.

Its shit like this that makes me want to have his babies. Im not lying. I would have several babies.

NO you cannot have his babies, not yours.

Several. I would have them until my uterus fell out.

i like the sound of that.
no, not the remark you made, the sound of your UTERUS hitting the floor when it happens.

My eyes are bleeding because I just saw the words fuck and cunt in the same sentence! Help me! I repent! I need a bong hit.... just never gonna end.

Did you know that the heads of the App store like to steal new born babies and rip their rib cages out to use as protective cases for their own hearts?

Seriously.

Join my website [www.appleisworsethanhitlerandtwiceasworseasstalin.net]

We have the answers. Clearly a little mix up in approval systems for their app store, which probably receives a few thousand submissions a day, is just about as bad as 9/11 and the London Bombings combined.

YEAH, FUCK APPLE

MICROSOFT HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG!



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Be right back, I'm gonna go edit "fuck" and "cunt" into all of my forum posts.

Blasphemychan posted:

Guess it's time for some fan complaint e-mails. Who's ready to flood some customer service addresses?

Done and done.

what if everybody had their iPhone jailbroken, and the NIN app could be downloaded freely from somewhere?

i would definitely enjoy it.