Apple's decision was undoubtedly not arbitrarily made. It was not an accidental combination of rules that produced something developers find distasteful; it was

Apple's decision was undoubtedly not arbitrarily made. It was not an accidental combination of rules that produced something developers find distasteful; it was very intentional and deliberate. I agree with axod: the "general public" doesn't care about the development environment for their Apple products. They just want things to work. If this rule results in a worse experience for consumers, Apple might have to repeal it; if not, it will probably stand. If you really want a better situation for developers, stop with the boycots and "mob rule," as axod called it. Spend your time helping to increase the quality of an alternative platform that seems more developer friendly. (P.S. 9 out of thirty stories on HN's main page are Apple related -- wtf.)