What I don't understand is why iPhone developers expect decent treatment from Apple or continue to be surprised when their apps are removed. This developer cons

What I don't understand is why iPhone developers expect decent treatment from Apple or continue to be surprised when their apps are removed. This developer considers Apple a "partner" (their words). Apple is not a partner. Apple has opened up an application repository where you can sell your apps through the store, but has not extended any further benefit, or made any apologies for their policy of arbitrarily removing applications that it doesn't want, for any reason. It doesn't want to discuss your applications with you, it doesn't want to hear explanations or reasoning. It makes the rules, and it does what it wants. When you operate within Apple's closed ecosystem, you play by their rules or you don't play at all.