Eucalyptus now available on iPhone store

I’m happy to announce that Eucalyptus, an iPhone ebook reader that was banned from the iTunes store because it gave users access to the Kama Sutra (the text of which could also be accessed by Safari for iPhone), is now available for purchase.

Developer James Montgomerie writes in his blog:

Earlier today I received a phone call from an Apple representative. He was very complimentary about Eucalyptus. We talked about the confusion surrounding its App Store rejections, which I am happy to say is now fully resolved. He invited me to re-build and submit a version of Eucalyptus with no filters for immediate approval, and that full version is now available on the iPhone App Store.

Since my previous post, I’ve been so pleased with the overwhelmingly positive articles, blog posts, comments and tweets – and also the emails from those of you who felt so strongly about the issue you wanted to contact me directly. They were all much appreciated. Thanks for all the support. It’s been a roller coaster of a weekend!

Good for him.

However, the problem remains. This isn’t an issue of a mechanical process breaking down: Montgomerie had dealt (via email) with other people responsible for approving his application. And it was only after other people raised a stink about it that he was able to get hold of someone who realized how ridiculous the situation was.

iPhone OS 3, with its age controls, can’t get here quickly enough.