So what happens when a developer builds an app that does almost nothing. He givs it away for free. But to use the app, you go to the developer's site, pay money

So what happens when a developer builds an app that does almost nothing. He givs it away for free. But to use the app, you go to the developer's site, pay money, and download a level or something, like my maze app example above. Presto! The developer has just done an end run around the App Store, and Apple doesn't like that. The problem I have with this is that it is exactly what Apple said they were supporting when they launched the iphone: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11iphone.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11iphone.html http://37signals.com/svn/posts/459-iphone-sdk-its-called-safari http://37signals.com/svn/posts/459-iphone-sdk-its-called-saf... Now they are positioning themselves to cut off this mode of delivery to the iphone. I understand that this isn't what has happened yet, but it's a troubling step.