Making the comparison of the WP Theme Directory to the iPhone App store was just short of kitschy for the sake of relevance. There's a lot of differences betwe

Making the comparison of the WP Theme Directory to the iPhone App store was just short of kitschy for the sake of relevance. There's a lot of differences between the App Store and the WP Theme directory; the only similarity between the two is that as mentioned the relevant content (themes) link to the central distribution hub. But unlike the App Store, if you want a premium theme you can look elsewhere. Distribution isn't a problem with themes. Some discerning developers have found ways to deliver their own apps for the iPhone but the modus operandi is to use iTunes. Secondly, the spirit of WP is Open Source. Not so much with the App Store. It's proprietary to Apple, applications that are built are the property of the developers (to my knowledge, if the TOS says differently, someone correct me). With WordPress themes, by the nature of GPL you are free to edit them to fit your own needs. So no, removing a theme from the directory is NOT akin to removing something from the app store, and saying so is just wrongfully begging for some false sense of relevance.