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    The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart

    iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy

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    Image of Kapwan Kapwan
    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    I'm so glad that they had Wyatt do this report because his reaction caused the guy to instantly realize the absurdity of his statement.

    I think many entreprenuers like the pull my finger developer fail to realize that several other people have the same epiphany as them all it is a matter of skill, luck, planning, and timing that can lead to their success. And no matter what industry your in someone will eventually duplicate and reimagine your product or ideas to make money.
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    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    I think PullMyFinger is selling itself short. Not only is it the Jackie Robinson of iPhone apps, but the Jesus Christ, the Polish Jew, and the first upright walking Cro-magnon of the iPhone app store.

    If your going to paint yourself pretty, go all out man, go all out.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    I was watching this late at night, and actually did a spit-take at that spot.
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    Image of JustinSane07 JustinSane07
    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    This kind of talk has to be a corollary (sp?) of Godwin. At some point, a talking ass will eventually make an outlandish comparison of their trivial problem to that of a major event.
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    07/22/09

    @JustinSane07: Speaking from recent experience, are you?
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    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    And this is why we think before we speak. Especially, when there is a TV camera rolling.
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    07/22/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: If people did that there would be no use for YouTube.
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    07/22/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Tell that to Palin.
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    Image of Defenestrator2.0 Defenestrator2.0
    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    Saw this last night, laughed my ass off. I love how people always try to portray themselves in the greatest light, because they can obviously do no wrong. It always fascinates me how people can be so oblivious to their own reality.
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    Image of LEWD98 LEWD98
    07/22/09

    In reply to The App Store Is Just Like the Civil Rights Movement, and Other Lessons We Can Learn From iFart
    I once heard a black man say that Jackie Robinson did more harm than good. He said that once JR crossed over, the Negro Leagues slowly faded away and thousands of players were left with out jobs. He said that it was better when the N.L. existed cause they employed so many African Americans. I thought that was an interesting point.
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    07/22/09

    @LEWD98: Interesting idea, yes, but Jackie Robinson playing in the Majors meant so much more for advancing civil rights. I imagine that black athletes of the day were inspired by Robinson, not begrudging his success.
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    07/22/09

    @LEWD98: It is an interesting point. Nothing comes free - in some way, someone is going to suffer for progress. It's sad that they lost their jobs, but that opened the door for many African-Americans to play - and be accepted - at the highest level of baseball.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/14/09

    In reply to iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy
    This whole situation stinks, but I'm sure, in the end, the court proceedings will be a gas.
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    02/14/09

    In reply to iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy
    I remember watching that MTV Awards show. Even I shook my head, but still laughed at Fart Man!
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    Image of Jesustron Jesustron
    02/14/09

    In reply to iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy
    Gentlemen above. It would occur to me that this article is satire. Perhaps they are commenting on the absurdity of the application thorough this article. no?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/14/09

    @Jesustron: It's not satire. This is an actual court case. Although the apps themselves are laughably absurb, when you consider the amount of iPhones on the market, the potential income from these apps is huge.


    If one suspects the other is infringing on his territory, they're certainly going to clash. After all, they have Apple to show them how business is done... you make a bunch of legal ruckus and try to maneuver the other guy out of the picture claiming you invented the whole deal.

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    Image of Jesustron Jesustron
    02/14/09

    @BeautifulAgony:

    I'm pretty sure the style in which the article is written fits the definition of satire.


    1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

    2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/14/09

    @Jesustron: My apologies, good sir. I mistakenly inferred that you believed the piece in question to be entirely humorous, and thus devoid of factual relevance.


    I humbly defer to your superior skills at genre classication of blog articles.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/14/09

    In reply to iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy
    Gizmodo, how far you have fallen...
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