Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by huffmsa on Friday January 01, 2021 @03:43PM (#25606852)

What if it was "caffeine"?

A stimulant drug, just happens to be legal.

Or Coca? A plant that release a stimulant when chewed.

Now if the app was called "Sweet Meth", you'd have a better parallel with "fuck sleep", but it's not.

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by larusso on Friday January 01, 2021 @05:49PM (#25608092)

Funny you mentioning „caffeine“ [1]as this is also an app for macOS which solves the same purpose as the one posted. But this one is not in the App Store. I just had a look and next to amphetamine we have taurine, theine and caffeinated and a few more that use some form of coffee / a substance that keeps one awake. The „Prevent Sleep“ app is the only one which clearly states what it is for :) [1] https://intelliscapesolutions.com/apps/caffeine

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by renewiltord on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:05PM (#25607109)

There's an app called Caffeine that does the same thing. It's what I use.

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by tonyedgecombe on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:52PM (#25607585)

Apple’s own command line tool which does the same is called caffeinate.

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by huffmsa on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:20PM (#25607301)

Next on the chopping block.

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by CydeWeys on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:41PM (#25607468)

Doubt it, seeing as how caffeine isn't a controlled substance.

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