Apple vs. Amazon: Will Apple Boot The Kindle App?

Apple vs. Amazon: Will Apple Boot The Kindle App?
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In less than three weeks, Apple plans to begin enforcing new iTunes App Store rules prohibiting apps that include "external mechanisms for purchases ... such as a 'buy' button that goes to a web site to purchase a digital book."

That puts Amazon's Kindle application -- which prominently features a "Shop in Kindle Store" button -- directly in Apple's crosshairs.

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