Is Amazon.com cutting off mobile applications that want to make use of its data? Delicious Monster, maker of media cataloging software for Macs, has yanked its iPhone app after encountering pushback from Amazon.com, according to a series of tweets by Delicious CEO Wil Shipley today. Shipley wrote that Amazon "forced me to remove" the Delicious Library 2 iPhone app, citing restrictions on use of its APIs with mobile apps.
"HELP! How do I remove an app from Sale on the App Store? I need to do this RIGHT NOW," Shipley tweeted. An hour later, he posted an update: "The DL2 iPhone app was perfectly safe, but Amazon has forced me to remove it due to their new contract."
Shipley linked to Amazon's API License Agreement, noting section 4e, which reads, "You will not, without our express prior written approval requested via this link, use any Product Advertising Content on or in connection with any site or application designed or intended for use with a mobile phone or other handheld device."
Shipley tweeted that, "I did apply for an approval, they said, 'No exceptions are being made right now.'"
I've asked Amazon for comment, and will update this post if I hear anything.
[Via TechCrunch and PC World]
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