A true open market is far more messy and painful, at least in the short term, then Apple seems to want for its app store apps. As the device and app experiences

A true open market is far more messy and painful, at least in the short term, then Apple seems to want for its app store apps. As the device and app experiences are tightly coupled in the user's mind, every high-quality app is an asset to Apple and every low-quality app is a liability. Not saying that I think it's the best way to go, but it's worth understanding the intention. I like using app store apps the same way I've come to prefer console gaming over PC gaming. There's at least supposed to be a minimum quality bar that things have to pass, and I can experiment with things without worrying that they'll muck up my whole system. I've never had an iPad game require me to download and install beta-quality video card driver software in order to be playable, and for that, I'm thankful.