Apple computer rejected an application for its telephone. The fact that they have funny notions about what its customers can buy is nothing new. What is of interest to me is that the Ninjawords dictionary is based on Wiktionary.The argument used is that Ninjawords provides access to "other more vulgar words". When people ask me about vulgar words, I always argue that it has a clear benefit when you can learn what has been said to you. Particularly when it is also enriched with etymological information... I know that many people do not really know what they say.
Thanks,
GerardM
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Hehe, no, it’s “Wikitionary” they don’t like…
Wiktionary may be used for these purposes by Ninjawords. It is Ninjawords that has been banned.
If they are against Wiktionary, there will be a pattern where other open content projects are also blocked. Now THAT makes sense from their point of view because they SELL content.
Thanks,
GerardM
Sorry, I wasn’t being clear: Phil Schiller consistently misspelled Wiktionary. That grates at my ear, like saying “FoxFire”.
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