I've got an easy solution to all of this people. Ban Apple. If your a developer, ban Apple. Unless you want to risk thousands developing a product that may or may not get "approved". Or if you want to get "approved" spend even more on development only to be told you are now "Unapproved". Yeah or nay. It's a game of craps at this point with Apple. Me? If I was in that game, I would know right from the get go whether the di were loaded. I wouldn't role that die with my money even if you promised to pay me whatever I lost. It's just a waste of time. You start off where you began or behind. Why do that to yourself. Because you might hit the lottery? The number 6 with the limp might come out front? Greed is the only reason. And even that, people are starting to recognize, isn't enough motivation. Ban Apple.

As we have learned through Microsoft's experiences through the court systems around the world, a platform is considered a market unto itself. If the owner/distributer of the platform starts hindering innovation and or development of the market for its own personal gain the government can and will pull out a can of whoop-ass and first tell you to desist actions detrimental to the market and then make you if you refuse. They are already hinting at it now. Of course Jobs being Jobs won't listen and I can't wait to see them get decapitated. All you Apple heads will be crying and whining. It'll be lovely! It's so funny that Apple is the new Evil empire now and all you Apple heads are it's loyal brainwashed acolytes. I still remember those commercials from long ago by Apple. And look at them now. Look at Jobs now. Steve " the Fuhrer" Jobs ! LOL Ban Apple!

Those tons of iPhone apps were there before Apple locked out approximately 80% of there app developers who were probably committed already, who essentially have to start from scratch on two separate apps that do the exact same thing which is costly. It is retarded beyond measure what Apple is doing. And I mean retarded as in retarding innovation and in particular the app industry. I wonder if anyone has the numbers on how many apps created using multi-platform code have been withdrawn. Ban Apple!

The whole point of the Microsoft anti-trust concern was that for all intents and purposes at the time it was a closed system, for they controlled the market to such a degree that their influence on product innovation was extreme. Remember, Netscape wanted in and Microsoft said no. They tried to buy there way in and Microsoft said no. They tried to leverage there way in and Microsoft said no. The government stepped in when it became apparent that Microsoft's position in the market left them the ability to say yeah or nay on competing products simply because they had such an extreme stranglehold on the platform market. With this in mind the government felt that innovation and the consumer, thus the market as a whole, could be harmed by being held back so to speak, from better products and services that competed directly with Microsoft products and services... on that platform. In other words the government didn't have a problem with Microsoft having a monopoly on the OS market; Microsoft's position wasn't gained from malicious or protectionist action. The government had a problem with how that position was used, in a detrimental fashion, for emerging markets. This is what Apple is slowly creeping towards... well, not creeping. More like boldly strutting. It is only a matter of time before they get a warning shot across the bow from ol' Uncle Sam. It'll happen! Apple's Has it's own platform and so they get to say what goes on it. Now if there is a market that can be exploited from outside Apple and Apple hinders that market, even if that platform is their own they will eventually get the smack-down just like MS did. Once they deliver access to other products and services from the open market they can't then pick and choose who gets to board the train simply because they have a competing product. They've been able to get away with it for product cohesiveness and user experience reasons, they are tangible enough to warrant a certain amount of protectionism. But once they go beyond that then they face the danger of becoming Microsoft 2.0. We'll see! I think they've already crossed that line. And I think if one more Adobe instance happens again, they'll be in big trouble.