... and this level of abuse is earned just by using a standalone tool in officially un-approved-of ways. It seems that using a fully-locked-down platform (e.g.

... and this level of abuse is earned just by using a standalone tool in officially un-approved-of ways. It seems that using a fully-locked-down platform (e.g. F8, eventually Silverlight/PopFly or Flex) is an invitation to even greater headaches. I understand the enthusiasm for these things - they promise to make development easier. But given that cell carriers take advantage of their devs, and that game console manufacturers take advantage of their devs, I wonder why more people aren't more worried about 'platform' taxes appearing in the future.