Apple Thinks Again On Kama Sutra App

Apple has decided that an app that lets people download books is fine after all, even if it means they could end up reading the Kama Sutra.

Last week Apple was in the news for rejecting an iPhone app named Eucalyptus that allowed people to download books from Project Gutenberg. The reason? One of the books they might be able to download is the Kama Sutra.

Now it appears that Apple has had a change of heart. On his blog, developer James Montgomerie wrote:

“Earlier today I received a phone call from an Apple representative. He was very complimentary about Eucalyptus. We talked about the confusion surrounding its App Store rejections, which I am happy to say is now fully resolved. He invited me to re-build and submit a version of Eucalyptus with no filters for immediate approval, and that full version is now available on the iPhone App Store.”

As usual, Apple gave no reason for its about-face.