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Old 07-05-2010, 03:45 PM   #31
Worldwalker
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
One of the issues with that is that a misbehaving app could break not itself, but other apps running on the system, leading to issues for their developers. I really, really like the "approval" process for the App Store. It's not a guarantee of quality (there's some utter rubbish on offer) but it is a guarantee that the app doesn't do anything undesirable on the system, such as use unpublished APIs. That latter is a real benefit for the consumer, since it minimizes the chance of an app breaking as a result of a firmware update.
So give the consumer a choice: run only apps with an Apple-approved tag, or choose to take a risk. If they want the benefit of restrictions they have the option to do so; if they want freedom, they have that option too.

Personally, when I consider the fact that Apple approved a $1000 app that displays a big red gem on the screen, I wouldn't feel all that comfortable trusting Apple to make choices for me.
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