The author's original "I'm out" post: http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html What I find

The author's original "I'm out" post: http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html http://speirs.org/blog/2008/9/12/app-store-im-out.html What I find sad is that every issue he had with Apple is still just as bad. The only thing that has changed positively is the app store approval time. Everything else is either the same or worse. And so basically he's just saying, "Fine, you're just going to keep doing the things I find reprehensible, but consumers love you, so I'll play your game." It's an understandable position to take, it just makes me sad to see developers feeling like they're forced to cede their strongly held beliefs because Apple has gotten too big and the momentum is too great to ignore. And yes, I realize nobody is actually forcing him to act against his beliefs, but he clearly feels that way.