I think a lot of folks are missing the point of this blog post, and that is the App Store ecosystem has turned into the wild-wild west of development.  I've never seen anything like how bad it has gotten.<p>In my case, I run a Web services platform that approximately 10 or so iPhone app developers have licensed and coded applications to.  In the beginning, there was only one app that used our services and it became a top-10 paid app.  Within weeks I found there were 6 or so apps that sprouted up in the App Store with similar names, exact functionality, yet they were not licensed to use our API and content.<p>The common thread?  They stole the original app's SQLite database, repackaged the interface, and off they went.  We blocked these apps from using our platform until they were licensed, but to this day I weekly see apps sprout up that are following the same nefarious business practice.  They steal content from a popular innovative app, repackage as their own, and throw it to the masses for the quick buck.<p>It is disgusting ecosystem.  I'd be willing to bet that 80% of the app store content and market is teams stealing and repackaging the 20% of actual true innovation that is occurring.