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CNBC is preparing to air a documentary on the App Store and the “App Revolution”. From the Programme description:

CNBC presents “Planet of the Apps: A Hand-Held Revolution!,” a CNBC original reported by CNBC’s Scott Wapner that goes inside the apps gold rush. CNBC introduces viewers to some of the creators who are designing applications and striking it rich and explains just how the big business of apps really works.

It looks pretty interesting from the trailer.

A good piece from info world on why Apple’s review of Apps submitted to the App Store is necessary (despite being flawed):

We’re not talking about computers here. We’re talking about phones: devices that need to be stable, responsive, and functional no matter what — and run on a network that soaks you if you exceed your allotted minutes or the number of text messages sent. We’re also talking about Apple, a company that goes to great pains to ensure quality control over the user experience. I’d be very upset if I downloaded an application that caused my phone to crash constantly or otherwise compromised the core functionality of the device. In contrast, I’ve already found several applications in the Android Market that either don’t function properly or crash frequently.

I had refrained from commenting on the whole situation regarding rogue amoeba’s decision to stop developing for the iPhone because the whole thing had me seeing red with anger. No, not anger at Apple for it’s “unreasonable” app store policies, but anger that the story had gotten so much attention and that people weren’t calling rogue amoeba out for this bullshit. First of all, they claimed that tat the first rejection was ambiguous. Unless you’re suffering from a concussion, when Apple tells you your app is being rejected because it uses their copyrighted images, and you know you’re using Apple images, regardless of where they came from, to claim that you weren’t sure what they were referring to is disingenuous at best.