Apparently you are spot-on. The severe irony here is that the reason I'm even attempting this is in response to having recently had my idea oppressed by an equ

Apparently you are spot-on. The severe irony here is that the reason I'm even attempting this is in response to having recently had my idea oppressed by an equally tyrannical entity (Apple), so I had the thought of taking the concept, re-implementing it using open standards and making it cross-platform and open source...but first I need to build a proof-of-concept. So garnering this response from the very community I aim to serve and who has been critical of Apple's actions is just...depressing.