I thought hard about the point you raised when I was putting together my original post. I tried to think about the hero as someone standing on the same footing

I thought hard about the point you raised when I was putting together my original post. I tried to think about the hero as someone standing on the same footing as condiment/drinks manufacturers, who unlike the hero, play by the rules. They can sell their wares in KFC without needing to know the secret recipe. Airfoil used the secret recipe, and was punished for it. Perhaps I got a bit lost when I chose to have the hero sneaking around, using equipment and service counters without the knowledge of the management, as that doesn't exactly parallel the App Store approval process. Although, seeing as Apple regularly approve apps only to pull them at a later date because of undetected features/activities, our hero's actions aren't too far-fetched. P.S. I love that you played along with the analogy. In hindsight, KFC was a terrible choice, but I'm glad it opened up a bit of discussion.