Of course Apple 'cheats' with regard to its own closed product, it's hardly surprising. Interesting to read about the exact mechanisms by which they do, but I'm

Of course Apple 'cheats' with regard to its own closed product, it's hardly surprising. Interesting to read about the exact mechanisms by which they do, but I'm always reminded of Jeff Atwood's article 'Serving at the pleasure of the king'[0]. It's Apple's party and they can define the rules however they like. Enough people seem to be okay with this that it's a viable method of doing business, even if it isn't desirable. [0]: http://blog.codinghorror.com/serving-at-the-pleasure-of-the-king/ http://blog.codinghorror.com/serving-at-the-pleasure-of-the-...