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Apple never removed apps. They stopped accepting updates.

Tell that to the 3rd party Google Voice apps pulled from the App Store

They can pull an app out from the App Store but they never, ever had the ability to remove it from your phone.

Yes.

That link acknowledges a kill switch for malicious apps, which they've never used.

not necessarily a good thing -http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/first-ios-malware-fou... - Still could be on devices, no reason it should be