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As for open or closed, it's ludicrous to suggest that just because you can buy (or most often -not for you but in general- steal) a developers work independently from something other than an app store doesn't make the os any more open or closed. Apple's business idea of an app store has made people probably for the first time willing to spend money on apps because they find a unified interface where they can get them from. Apple makes a small cut, developers finally start making some money, consumers can have a simple way to view, chose and compare apps, and the system is safeguarded against all sorts of nasties and it remains as secure as possible too. Everyone is happy.
It is closed if you can't buy an App you want if not found in the App Store. Hey. it will be the same issue with the new Windows phone. I am not attacking you. I am just as critical of Microsoft for some of the things they have done and are doing.
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