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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