They're engaged in a learning process, folks. Nothing quite like the App Store has been attempted before on this scale, and you know they've gotta be rather conservative at each step. You would if you were in their shoes.
It never fails to amaze me how early adopters react to new services and technology. Of course it's understandable that devs want to be treated fairly and (notwithstanding Apple's missteps) make a living. However it would behoove us to bear in mind that these services are new and still being developed. It's natural that a system should go through changes some of which are actually mistakes that will hopefully be reversed. Such evolution, one would hope, ensures that at some point an equilibrium is reached wherein both parties interests are addressed. Keeping in mind that the better the AppStore is (for users) the wider the reach will become and in turn this should mean a larger user base for devs.
It never fails to amaze me how early adopters react to new services and technology. Of course it's understandable that devs want to be treated fairly and (notwithstanding Apple's missteps) make a living. However it would behoove us to bear in mind that these services are new and still being developed. It's natural that a system should go through changes some of which are actually mistakes that will hopefully be reversed. Such evolution, one would hope, ensures that at some point an equilibrium is reached wherein both parties interests are addressed. Keeping in mind that the better the AppStore is (for users) the wider the reach will become and in turn this should mean a larger user base for devs.