


I suggest, however, that there would be greater benefit to us all if you allowed innovative and rule-abiding developers to provide value and utility in the form of brilliant paid apps like Speakers, thus enhancing the overall value of the entire iOS ecosystem. Specifically, it seems like you're worried about a hit to the sale of Airplay-licensed speakers and the Airport Express. Apple recently pulled Rogue Amoeba's app "Speakers" (an app that allowed an iOS device to receive AirPlay audio directly from iTunes or another iOS device) from the iOS app store on no grounds other than it contained "content or behavior believe is over the line" - an opaque explanation if there ever was one, especially since Rogue Amoeba has yet to be told which line they crossed.Īs a consumer and regular patron of Apple's, this smells rotten to me.
