> The problem is they tied certification into a tax and appearing in the appstore. If you were more profit motivated, you might argue the problem is allowing e

> The problem is they tied certification into a tax and appearing in the appstore. If you were more profit motivated, you might argue the problem is allowing externally installed software. Granted they foolishly obtained too large of a market share to have any say in that anymore. If you care about users though, yes, the cost barriers for devs are a problem no matter who puts them up. Ideally the cost is in the phone purchase, not the continued use.