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It boggles me as to why a programmer would willingly submit to a fascist scheme like app store.

I wonder if it is something in human nature, where the presence of a big brother makes you feel secure.

It might have something to do with the fact that the app store provides a market where people pay money for software.

There are others, freer markets, where you don't have to submit to a faceless master that uses his definition of hygiene and beauty to control what can and cannot be done.

Heck, you could even, I don't know, sell your software on the internet, by creating a page for it.

Seriously, I'm a libertarian, and apple's policies, specially in this area, bugs the hell out of me.

Eh. Nobody is forcing you to put up with the iPhone, the fact remains that iPhone has created an experience that is compelling for customers; and that for all it's shortcomings is better than most of the competition at getting end users to part with money for software.

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