Comment Apple would argue it was to ease user confusion... (Score 1) 150
MailWrangler didn't get banned for being "competitive," per se. It was because it "duplicated the functionality" of MobileMail. Ditto for Podcaster duplicating the iPod app.
The legitimate, user-positive argument Apple would likely make is they want the device to be easy to use and not confusing, such that there's no compelling reason to have a million different music players or Mail apps when theirs are great.
It's misleading to describe Apple's motivations as being anti-competive. Nobody knows that they're thinking. And they seem hellbent on not explaining themselves.
It is, of course, totally and completely stupid for Apple not to address these questions directly, be more clear about what will or won't be allowed, and to allow both MailWrangler and Podcaster on the store. It's just dumb, dumb, dumb.
