It might be unfair for you or for developers on the iPhone, but it will at least be a step forward for the end users. Hand-picked software is better than no sof

It might be unfair for you or for developers on the iPhone, but it will at least be a step forward for the end users. Hand-picked software is better than no software at all. If there is no competition, the quality of the software is dependent only on Apple's standards, which are generally quite high. I doubt the software that is approved by Apple will be crap. I still agree with you though-- it should be freely open.