I'm not saying it's a good thing. But we shouldn't hide from the fact that door has been opened and I see no practical reason we won't see more of it.

The minute Apple sees a clear path to get away with it, iPhone will essentially become licensed devices.

Then other phone makers will jump through the opening, at some point it becomes the standard, and we'll laugh at the "voting with your wallet" joke again.

> software

We're already full in licensing books, as truly the most pragmatic choice. Amazon opened the door, and many other ebook stores have jumped on the bandwagon.