Agreed - note some of the most enduring new UI conventions we've come to expect in the last couple of years, all of which were pioneered by third-party apps buc

Agreed - note some of the most enduring new UI conventions we've come to expect in the last couple of years, all of which were pioneered by third-party apps bucking the trend (even in places where there was already established convention). - Pull down to refresh (where Apple encouraged an explicit refresh button on the bottom of the screen) - Swipe aside views (where Apple encouraged explicit navigation buttons) - Slide aside menus (a la Path, where Apple expected tab bars to fulfill that role) - Fan-out controls (a la Path, where Apple expected the use of drop downs) The list goes on. I for one am happy that some people are unwilling to just follow the tried and true.