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Friday Poll: Which Android app will Google ban first?

by Matt Hickey

CNET News Poll

Inauspicious apps
Which app will Google ban from the Android Marketplace first?

Application that redirects Google searches to Bing
Browser plug-in that highlights the word "Apple"
Naked Hasselhoff and Lolcats Pro
Dr. Kevorkian's healthy living e-book
Ron Jeremy's iPhone number



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This week we got a close look at HTC's latest Android device, the Hero, and saw leaked images of another, the HTC Firestone, a possible successor to the HTC Touch HD.

As we start to see more and more Android devices, we'll probably see a boom in the Android marketplace, which not long ago banned tethering apps.

But we have to wonder: with all the discussion around Apple pulling a softcore-porn app from its App Store this week, which app would Google be most likely to nix from the Android Marketplace for being a violation of terms?

With more than 15 years experience testing hardware (and being obsessed with it), Crave freelance writer Matt Hickey can tell the good gadgets from the great. He also has a keen eye for future technology trends. Matt has blogged for publications including TechCrunch, CrunchGear, and most recently, Gizmodo. E-mail Matt.
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by benmarvin June 28, 2009 4:10 PM PDT
Well this is downright silly since none of those apps exist, not to mention none are useful. Also, you didn't even mention that Google pulled SMS Barrage from the Market.
http://theandroidsite.com/2009/04/18/sms-barrage-pulled-from-android-market/
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by Ryan_R June 28, 2009 4:39 PM PDT
I don't think Google would ban an app that redirects to Bing. For the relatively small number of users who preferred Bing, it would be better to let them use it than get bad publicity from CNET by banning such an app.
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by McbarCODE June 29, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
Those app in question was banned at T-Mobile's request. If you have an Android device on a different carrier, or are running a different Firmware Build, you will get different Android Market products from others. however, with only one device so far, few people have come to realize this.
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by McbarCODE June 29, 2009 9:02 AM PDT
^^^ Of course I meant "That app" not "Those app" ^^^
by cdroid July 2, 2009 7:49 PM PDT
YouTube Downloader by Sirius Applications was pulled from the market. Probably because google owns youtube???
http://www.siriusapplications.com/youtubedownloader/
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