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MiKandi
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MiKandi

Developer(s) MiKandi
Initial release November 29, 2009
Stable release 3.7
Programming language used Java
Operating system Android
Size 2.1 MB
Type Software store
Website www.mikandi.com
MiKandi (pronounced as "my candy") is an online adult software store
launched on November 29, 2009 and developed by MiKandi, a Seattle-
based company, for Android devices. MiKandi is the world's first
mobile porn app store for a mobile device.[1][2][3] The store seeks to
get around restrictions placed on adult content by Apple Inc. for its
iPhone and Google's Android Market by releasing the third party
application store on Google Android’s open source operating system.[1]
ZDNet's Jason Perlow suggested that adult content from stores such as
MiKandi could be the driving force behind sales of Android phones.[4]
On December 9, 2009 MiKandi reported that the market had been
downloaded over 80,000 times onto Android devices since their November
29, 2009 launch.[5] MiKandi is currently only available for the
Android operating system, although it is being developed for use on
Windows Mobile and BlackBerry.[4][5] MiKandi applications are aimed at
an adult demographic and contain explicit adult content.[5][6]
Criticisms leveled at MiKandi include its lack of content and its lack
of availability on other types of phones.[1][4] The company attributes
its lack of content to the infancy of the adult mobile app market.[7]
Contents [hide]
1 Applications
2 Apple controversy
3 Market updates and product launches
4 References
[edit]Applications

In an interview with Northwest Cable News, Jennifer McEwen, a co-
founder of MiKandi, noted that all applications would be accepted as
long as they were legal.[8] Although MiKandi has the potential to have
high quality adult applications, many early applications have been
criticized as simply packages of pictures and short videos. Since
their launch, prominent adult brands have launched official uncensored
applications in the app market. On November 23, 2010, Gamelink, a
subsidiary of Private Media Group, launched its official application
in the MiKandi App Market. Early adopter, Pink Visual, launched their
first application in March 2010, followed by a second application,
iTouch Her, in January 2011. Online sex and swinger personals
community website Adult FriendFinder also released an official
application in the market in February 2011. On March 24, 2011, the
controversial application iBoobs was released in the MiKandi App
Market.[9] Infamously banned from the Apple App Store in 2008,[10] the
full uncensored application was briefly distributed in the Android
Market before it was removed in 2011. Although the free, censored
version of the app is still available in the Android Market, the
developers of the application reported that AdMob had stopped serving
ads to the ad-supported application.
[edit]Apple controversy

During a 2010 iPhone 4.0 OS event, the company was pushed in the
spotlight when Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs noted that a “porn store”
existed on Android — referring to MiKandi without using its name.[11]
MiKandi reports that the app market was downloaded approximately
10,000 times in 12 hours after Jobs’ statement. MiKandi received a
cease-and-desist request from Apple in March 2011 for the market’s use
of the term ‘app store’. MiKandi has since changed all terms on its
websites and mobile client to read ‘app market’ and now bills itself
as “The World’s First App Market for Adults.” Co-founder and president
Jesse Adams suggests that the company may support Microsoft’s
challenge to Apple’s trademark. Says Adams, “It’s not worth it for us
to fight Apple’s legal team over this by ourselves. Maybe we can file
an amicus brief to Microsoft’s case.”[12]
[edit]Market updates and product launches

MiKandi launched a number of updates to the app store in 2010. The
most notable update was on Thanksgiving Day 2010, in which the app
store released a complete design overhaul, and introduced paid app
support using the app market’s own virtual currency, MiKandi Gold.[13]
During this time, MiKandi released a new product called MiKandi
Theater which can be accessed in the app market. The new design also
indicates that the app market will allow customers to earn virtual
currency by completing an offer wall.
On March 28, 2011 MiKandi released full in-app billing support to
Android developers two days before Google Android,[14] support that
has long been anticipated in the Android developer community.
[edit]References

^ a b c Matyszczyk, Chris (November 29, 2009). "Droid does, iPhone
doesn't: The porn app store". CNET. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ Hannaford, Kat (November 27, 2009). "MiKandi: The World's First Porn
App Store for Android". Gizmodo. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ "Mikandi: First Store For Porn Apps Launches (UPDATED, VIDEO)". The
Huffington Post. November 28, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ a b c Perlow, Jason (November 29, 2009). "Will the Adult Industry
Drive Android Adoption?". ZDNet. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ a b c Jordan, Jon (December 9, 2009). "Android adult-only app store
MiKandi launches on a natural high". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved April 7,
2010.
^ Spencer, Spanner (November 26, 2009). "MiKandi launches first adult
app store for Android". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ MiKandi (December 8, 2009). "MiKandi Blog, Top three user questions
answered.". MiKandi. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
^ Miguel, Reney San (December 7, 2009). "Talkin' Tech: MiKandi for
smartphone sex apps, HTC Imagio review". NWCN. Retrieved April 7,
2010.
^ "Banned from Apple and Google, MiKandi Welcomes iBoobs | MiKandi
Blog". Blog.mikandi.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ http://gizmodo.com/#!5116493/nsfw-boob-app-on-the-iphone-is-obviously-called-iboobs-obviously-not-approved
^ "Live from Apple's iPhone OS 4 event!". Engadget. 2010-04-08.
Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Apple hits adult ‘app store’ MiKandi with cease-and-desist over
trademark". GeekWire. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Android's App Store For Pornography, MiKandi, Adds Support For Paid
Applications". TechCrunch. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "MiKandi releases In-App Billing on Android | MiKandi Blog".
Blog.mikandi.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

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