Interesting point, although I don't think following Apple's interface design paradigm is a bad thing. They know how to create beautiful and easy interfaces, and

Interesting point, although I don't think following Apple's interface design paradigm is a bad thing. They know how to create beautiful and easy interfaces, and that is part of the reason The iPod and iPhone are so wildly popular. Obviously, copying the Mac OS X design style might not be the best solution in the far future, but for now, as we evolve a new interface lnguage for web apps, it works well enough. Also, I agree that SproutCore may not be the best solution for creating these apps. Cappuccino, by the 280 north guys looks really promising (although I haven't seen much of it).