Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers
The iPhone is a terrible platform for the vast, vast majority of developers.  The process of getting on board, promotion, and success is a total black hole.  First movers such as ngmoco and Tapulous have done well; people with better apps - for free - have failed.  Maaaaaaaybe 3.0 makes it easier for niche plays to work; certainly, as far as I can tell, add-on payments aren't supported in Palm's marketplace.  I do think the Apple folks are improving the platform.  But they <i>act</i> like jerks.<p>Apple can fuck over iPhone devs, and they do.  Frankly, it's what you would expect from them.  An abuser doesn't stop beating when you confront him; he stops beating you when you leave.