I always thought that the dictatorial(1) attitude towards what can go on an iPhone was temporary: long enough for a healthy development ecosystem to establish i

I always thought that the dictatorial(1) attitude towards what can go on an iPhone was temporary: long enough for a healthy development ecosystem to establish itself, basically. Once competitors become credible, and openness becomes a relevant argument for average customers, there's no harm in also allowing cross-platform software that sucks: good software will hopefully already be there, and customers will have been educated to expect a certain level of quality on Apple platforms. (1) in the antique Roman sense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dictator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dictator)