Update: The very popular Air Sharing has been removed from the App Store. I contacted the developer but they haven't replied yet.

Update 2: Air Sharing is available again and I just read on their Twitter feed that they reduced the price and that an update is on the way!

I check the iTunes App Store regularly for the latest price changes and for new Apps. Doing this I also notice Apps that are currently not available in the US store.

I didn't pay much attention to this but just now I noticed that more than 50 Apps have gone missing! Some have been in the News like "Shaker", which is "too much like Tetris". Other Apps are now obsolete like Beijing 2008, so I guess the developer removed them.

But what happened to the rest? Legal trouble, temporarily removed (e.g. version is too buggy), removed for good?

I can't see a reason why a developer removes his own App unless he is forced by a 3rd party to do so. As long as the App is in the iTunes App Store he can earn money by selling it.

I am not the first to ask for a better information policy from Apple, but it would be nice to know why some of these Apps are currently (or forever) not available. It would be nice to see some explanation instead of the standard Alert:

"Your request could not be completed.
The item you've requested is not currently available in the US store."

Here is the a link to the most updated list of not available Apps. (RSS feed)

These are the unavailable Apps of this moment:

iBOGGLE, Smotri.com, Name That Baby!, iYAHTZEE: Yahtzee(R) Dice Poker Game, Restaurant Reservations, Search, FuelGauge,MIM, My Life Record Personal Edition, Kafablo, iPing, WallPaperSearchLite, Photohunt, myPhysics, iTrans BART, Kathy Counter, MentalTimer, Shovel De Touch, Hotspot Finder, Story Chain, PaklSound1 Deluxe, (e)motion, HK Traffic Snapshots, PlayGuitar, PowerBall LE, LOLCats, Reversi Too, Beijing2008, Vancouver2010, Recipe Book, haplome, Realm Status, OnBox.TV UK Lite, COMIC/??????, iClover, iLove College Football '08, Fortune Cookie, Go Figure Lite, GoContact, FoodPoints, my Points Tracker, PointCalcLite, Izkar, FUNKY PUNCH Lite, Shaker, Bestsellers, Serpents Lite, 8 Ball, Threes, ME iPersLogin, Pocket Pitch, Tap Email, Smile Light, Pumpkin Light

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