It seems that Apple's procedure to select or reject applications for its App store depends more on its own whims and fancies. The company's procedure for selecting or rejecting applications for its App store has often been criticized. It is recently under fire for rejecting popular Twitter app.

Apple earned a lot of criticism when it rejected popular Twitter app for iPhone and iPod touch called Tweetie 1.3. Apple rejected Twitter app just because it fetches the Twitter Trends section, showing the most frequent topics or words on Twitter at any given moment; the section sometimes shows swear words including the "F***" word. In an e-mail earlier Tuesday, app developer Loren Brichter reported that Apple's reason for rejecting version 1.3 of Tweetie was "Profanity".

In its denial Apple said, "Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive, or defamatory content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, etc.), or other content or materials that in Apple's reasonable judgment may be found objectionable by iPhone or iPod Touch users."

However, Apple softened its stand on Twitter app late Tuesday and accepted Tweetie 1.3 for its App store.

Brichter exclaimed, "Great news! 1.3 has now been approved! Alright Apple!"

The critics say Apple's rejection of Tweetie 1.3 was illogical. Nobody knows happened behind the closed doors in Cupertino, which influenced Apple to select Tweetie 1.3 According to iLounge, Apple made a silly mistake by first rejecting version 1.3 of Tweetie and then admitting it to its App store. There is no profanity in the app; it just shows the Twitter Trends. Of course, the app will pick some foul language in the Twitter Trends, profane or not.